Bonsai Hot Bed & Bonsai Winners

First place 2011 Certre International Online Bonsai Awards. Taxus Bacata by Stefano Frisoni of Italy. This photo was taken at the Bonsai in the Bluegrass Symposium in Louisville KY. Italian sweep Is it surprising that the last three year’s winners of the Certre International Online Bonsai Awards have been from Italy and that Certre is an Italian company? Maybe, but these are great trees nevertheless and Italy is a hot bed of top tier bonsai. And BTW,  the previous two years winners (2008 and 2007) weren’t Italian.   First place 2010 Certre International Online Bonsai Awards. Juniperus Phoenicea by Enrico … Continue reading Bonsai Hot Bed & Bonsai Winners

Bonsai in the Bluegrass

June 16-19, 2011. This looks like a good one. If you are thinking about it, but not sure, check out the impressive list of visiting bonsai instructors. List of instructors with profiles Enrique Castano, Jim Doyle, Robert Kempinski, Min Hsuan Lo, Boon Manakitivipart, Jonathan Maples, Ryan Neil, Chiara Padrini, Doug Philips, Martin Schmalenberg, Andy Smith, John Thompson, Ed Trout, William Valavanis List your event here Just send us the information with a good image or two (72 dpi, 680 pixels wide).  <wayne@stonelantern.com> Celtis (Hackberry) in fall color. By Min Hsuan Lo, one of the symposium’s headliners. Min has been featured … Continue reading Bonsai in the Bluegrass