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Wishing everyone a Merry Xmas and Happy Holiday Season! After publishing International BONSAI for 42 years and producing 164 issues, in order to advance classical bonsai art to a broader world-wide audience, I have decided to suspend the printed edition and expand my educational offerings with...

Just received a new book! The Ultimate Bonsai Handbook– The Complete Guide for Beginners By Yukio Hirose Softcover 7.5” x 10” 256 pages, HEAVY! Over 1,000 photos and 70 types of bonsai $25, US Shipping $7, ask about foreign shipping This is the newest bonsai book published to date. Mr. Hirose...

Our NYS Nursery & Landscape Association received a letter on March 24, 2020 from the NYS Dept. of Agriculture & Market stating: “For the purposes of Executive Order 202.6/PAUSE, (Gov. Cuomo,) “Essential Business” states “Agriculture/farms,” which includes the horticulture industry. As outlined...

LIKE WISTERIA? Check out my newest blog entry if you like Wisteria: www.valavanisbonsaiblog.com Japanesese Wisteria Chinese Wisteria

Entries are now open for the 2020 7th US National Bonsai Exhibition which will be held on September 12-13, 2020 in Rochester, New York. The quality of bonsai has risen tremendously since we first began organizing the US National Bonsai Exhibitions in 2008. Competition is especially tough this...

Check out my new blog entry featuring my personal thoughts on how I designed two displays for the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Expo at: http://www.valavanisbonsaiblog.com/ Please note these are "working" photos for design and not finalized.

Here are a few photos of this season's autumn coloring in my garden. Enjoy! Bill

Coming up soon the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum (Saitama, Japan) has organized an Autumn Special Exhibition Commemorating their 10th Anniversary and Sister Partnership with the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum in Washington, DC. Bonsai, Beyond the Border: Yuji Yoshimura, a Bonsai Artist Across the...

Everyone is invited to visit the Autumn Open House & Sale on Saturday-Sunday, September 7-8, 2019, at the International Bonsai Arboretum in Rochester, New York. In addition to seeing new bonsai creations and additional pre-bonsai we will have seven formal displays of classical bonsai art. The...

World Bonsai Day 2019 was celebrated today in Rochester, New York by the Bonsai Society of Upstate New York and the International Bonsai Arboretum. Check out my blog: www.valavanisbonsaiblog for a complete report and photos of the World Bonsai Day 2019 celebration. I hope everyone, all around...

Call For Entries The 2018 will be held on September 8-9, 2018, in Rochester, New York. Over 200 museum-quality bonsai from throughout the United States will be formally displayed. Are you proud of your bonsai and would like to have it displayed in the finest bonsai exhibition in the United...

Last week Diane stopped by a nearby garden center and discovered a couple of interesting trees, a Waldbrunn Colorado Blue Spruce and a Sharps Pygmy Japanese Maple. She sent me a few photos and the next day we went together to pick up the two trees. She has a good trained eye. This cultivar of...

The first US National Shohin Bonsai Exhibition will be held on June 23-25, 2017 at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, NC, a short 30 mile drive north of Charlotte, NC. Fine quality shohin and small size bonsai will be displayed in a unique venue. If you have a fine quality shohin...

This afternoon one of my students brought in his Rocky Mountain juniper. Within a few minutes the entire studio smelled like cat pee! It was too cold for him to go outside to work, so I looked for a can of Glade air freshener. Would a soil mix of scented or deodorized kitty litter help with...

Suiseki TV Program! NHK Japan’s largest broadcasting organization just released a superb TV Program: Suiseki: A World of Understated Beauty within Natural Stone It’s a 28 minute documentary which was broadcast on January 20th. It is only available for viewing until February 3, 2016. Scenes from...

The International Bonsai Arboretum 2015 Autumn House & Sale will be held on September 5-6, 2015, in Rochester, New York. Bonsai lecture/demonstrations by award winning bonsai artists: Harvey Carapella, Marc Arpag and Wm. N. Valavanis will be held daily at 11am and 2pm. Bonsai and supplies will...

We are fortunate again to have the support of the following botanical gardens, arboreta, collections and organizations which will be displaying at the US National Bonsai Exhibition. Outstanding bonsai from these distinguished collections will be on display. US National Bonsai & Penjing...

Second generation bonsai artist, Hiro Yamaji proprietor of Sansho-En Bonsai Garden in Kokubunji, Japan will be conducting a special one-day hands-on workshop. Mr. Yamaji is a graduate of Osaka University and fluent in English and has presented programs throughout the United States, Canada and...

Second generation bonsai artist, Hiro Yamaji proprietor of Sansho-En Bonsai Garden in Kokubunji, Japan will be conducting a special one-day hands-on workshop. Mr. Yamaji is a graduate of Osaka University and fluent in English and has presented programs throughout the United States, Canada and...

A few months ago while picking up some ProMix at a feed store I looked around in their nursery yard. I noticed a couple of interesting new hydrangeas which I've never seen before. I was not looking for anything in particular, just looking and my eye was caught by the shape of the hydrangeas...

This year the 2014 US National Bonsai Exhibition will also include an Invitational Suiseki Exhibition. Each suiseki will be formally displayed with an accessory and some with hanging scrolls. Suiseki from around the world will be on exhibit in the same room as the bonsai exhibition. If well...

2014 US NATIONAL BONSAI EXHIBITION DEMONSTRATIONS Post William N. Valavanis Today at 9:50 pm Continuous demonstrations will take place during the upcoming 4th US National Bonsai Exhibition in Rochester, New York. DEMONSTRATION SCHEDULE All Demonstrations FREE With Paid Admission Daily...

The 4th US National Bonsai Exhibition will be held on September 13-14, 2014 in Rochester, New York. A new larger venue (over 35,000 square feet) has been selected to display the selected fine bonsai in the space necessary to highlight their beauty along with the largest bonsai sales area in the...

The 4th US National Bonsai Exhibition will be held on September 13-14, 2014 in Rochester, New York. A new larger venue (over 35,000 square feet) has been selected to display the selected fine bonsai in the space necessary to highlight their beauty along with the largest bonsai sales area in the...

The FIRST "Nippon Suiseki Exhibition" sponsored by the newly reorganized Nippon Suiseki Association will be held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art. Museum on February 9-13, 2014 Kunio Kobayashi the new president of the Nippon Suiseki Assoiation and is assisted by Seiji Morimae. That's exciting...