Brian Donnelly's entry in the 2013 World Bonsai Friendship Federation's photo contest. Brian lives in Canada. I know Canada is big country but the WBFF don't say where. However, I did find this video of him teaching bonsai in French, so I'm guessing he lives somewhere in PQ. As you can see, the tree is a Bougainvillea and a very good one at that.
Okay, the Shop at Stone Lantern part of the title is somewhat tongue in cheek. But only somewhat. After all, Bonsai Bark and Stone Lantern wouldn’t happen without your support. So, on behalf of our staff, family, friends, suppliers, the IRS and anyone who benefits in any way from what we do, Happy World Bonsai Day and Thank you for shopping at Stone Lantern!
World Bonsai Day is celebrated tomorrow (Saturday, May 9th).
The following is from the WBFF website: “Each year, on the second Saturday in May, the World Bonsai Friendship Federation along with the North American Bonsai Federation sponsor a World Bonsai Day celebration. On this special day, clubs, organizations and individuals throughout the world are encouraged to reach out to their respective communities and share the joy and brotherhood we all feel because of our involvement with bonsai….” (there’s more here).
2015 would be the great Bonsai Master Saburo Kato's (1915-2008) 100th birthday. Mr. Kato was the founder and first chairman of the World Bonsai Friendship Federation, the chairman of the Nippon Bonsai Association for 30 years and fast friend to bonsai lovers around the world. We would like to honor Mr. Kato by offering his wonderful classic book, Forest, Rock Planting & Ezo Spruce Bonsai to our customers for only 15.00 (10.00 of each sale to go to the publisher, National Bonsai Foundation).
Forest, Rock Planting & Ezo Spruce Bonsai, Bonsai Master Saburo Kato's beautiful benchmark bonsai book. The list price is 34.95 and now available to our customers for only 15.00 (10.00 of each sale to go to the publisher, the National Bonsai Foundation). This offer is good for the rest of today and through the weekend (until 11:59pm EDT Sunday).
Saburo Kato. Here's a short, somewhat embarrassing personal story about how not to greet a great man.
