Oh So Close, But We Have A Winner!

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Richard Warner’s Southern beech (with mountains) was the inspiration for the contest and, as it turns out, the winner with 28 points. Though just barely. Richard’s take is a $60 gift certificate to Stone Lantern, and world fame, of course.

Thanks to all who entered and congrats to the winners!
Email wayne@stonelantern.com and I’ll tell you what to do get your gift certificate.

And to the Judges too
Thanks to all of you who sent in your choices (21 people in all). Unfortunately, none of you picked all three winners, let alone picked them in order of finish, so we have no winning judges. Next time maybe.

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James Miles Juniper somewhere in the high Sierras, won second place; just 2 points behind first place. James wins a $30 gift certificate to Stone Lantern.

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Three Bonsai Masterpieces

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This full cascade Japanese Katsura tree Kadsura vine is from Bonsai Today issue 5. Its overall height (not including the stand) is 31 inches (79 cm).

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During its heyday, Bonsai Today magazine was known for its excellent how-to articles by Japanese and other masters, and for its  world class bonsai galleries. The three trees featured here are from long out-of-print issues, and present just a very small taste of what lies beneath the covers of Bonsai Today.

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Tool Sale & Warehouse Closed Next Week

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Another photo I found on a folder on my desk. I think it’s from Bonsaimania. They specialize in these kinds of shots. If you know for sure where it came from, please let me know. I’m never completely comfortable with putting up unattributed photos, yet they do seem to show up. I’ll have to be more diligent with my photo record keeping in the future.

Tool sale started today
Stone Lantern is offering 35% off all tools with an additional 10% off for orders over $100. Plenty of non-tool items are also discounted.

Warehouse closed from July 5th thru July 9th
We’ll still accept orders next week, they just won’t be charged and shipped until the following week. Thanks for you patience and understanding. Corey needs a well deserved break and I’m sure Bruce and Amy can find something to do with their time also.

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A Sweet New Book & One More Day

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A piece of a spread from Cherry Blossoms of Kyoto, a sweet and sensuous new book by Kodansha.

Our most popular and successful sale to date…
…is about to end. Somewhere around 9am Eastern Daylight Time (U.S.) Monday morning (June 28th), we will pull the plug on our long running, ever accelerating sale. This means, that until Monday morning, you can take advantage of some of the sweetest discounts we’ve ever offered.

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If you like cherry blossoms (who doesn’t?) and Japanese gardens, then you’ll like this dazzling (and affordable) new book.

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Only Two More Days!

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doubleOur most popular and successful sale to date…
…is about to end. Somewhere around 9am Eastern Daylight Time (U.S.) Monday morning (June 28th), we will pull the plug on our long running, ever accelerating sale. This means, that until Monday morning, you can take advantage of some of the sweetest discounts we’ve ever offered.

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More Rare Old Bonsai Todays

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We just put up some more rare old out-of-print issues of Bonsai Today, including a first edition issue number 1 that sold as soon as it went up and one issue number 8 that is still available as of 10am Eastern time. At some point today, we’ll be putting up some more.

Coming and going
We’ve been putting out the word that we are interested in purchasing rare old issues of Bonsai Today and we’ve received some responses. Anyone else out there want to pare down? Let me know: wayne@stonelantern.com

Only 3 more days
Our biggest and most popular sale is winding down. Don’t wait too long.

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Deeply Discounted Bonsai & Japanese Garden Products at Stone Lantern

New Bonsai Book Due in August!

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You can judge a book by it’s cover. The wild and wonderful tree on the cover tells a small piece of a story about an American bonsai pioneer who gets it right. Though we could say much more about this unique and beautiful book, we’ll save that for later. Meanwhile, stay posted; we expect it by late August.

Five more days and counting
Time is running out on our biggest and most popular sale ever.

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