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The exhibit is this coming Saturday and Sunday, at the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA. There should be lots of high-quality trees. I suspect that there will be no vendors though, since this is in the Friends Hall.

Just a reminder for those from the Los Angeles area, we have this weekend the annual Bonsai-a-Thon at the Huntington, with exhibit, demos, lots of vendors, and auctions. I am running very low on pots, so I will definitely be there to stock up. Spring transplanting is in full swing here in So...

Ms. Vic's azalea inspired me to do this. Normally, I am too lazy to post anything, but when I saw Victrinia's Satsuki, I said to mysel: wait a minute, I need to stand up for California and show at least something. So, this evening, this is the best I could do. Here is one of my Satsukis. I did...

I had a great time reading Andy Rutledge's comments at the recent AOB contest. Two things that Andy insisted upon, grabbed my attention. Andy recommends that : 1) Maples should NOT be designed with foliage pads. 2) A tree in the leafless state versus the same tree in full leaf should be...

I was really glad to finally be able to attend a whole-day seminar hosted by Peter Adams at the convention. He is a great speaker, passionate and opinionated (I mean this as a compliment), and entertaining. Overall, spending time with Peter is an interesting and inspiring experience. I came home...

I came across this short video from Wayne Schoech's (Stone Lantern) website Bonsai Bark. Richard Lantz was awarded a honorable mention for an Art Contest organized by Wayne. Here is the link to his video: http://www.blue12studios.com/wordpress/?page_id=16 It is not strictly about...

This tree is from a book cover. The book has nothing to do with bonsai. It looks like a bad bonsai, because it doesn't follow any design suggestion. It has multiple apexes, competing with each other. The trunks look very similar, almost parallel. The shape of the tree is very awkward, there...

I recently purchased Dr. Shigo's book Tree pruning, a worldwide photo guide. This book is mostly pictures, showing the results of his decades of research on tree pruning. I have to admit that after reading the book I am totally guilt-ridden, and emotionally torn.:o On the one hand, I love...

I posted this thread over at BonsaiTalk as well, since some people don't frequent both forums. Here it goes: This is the first time I am posting something like this, but this is very serious, so I need some advice from those with direct experience with Sequoia sempervirens. About 5 years...

This is the time for me to vent my anger. I've seen a few posts recently, complaining about backyard pests. They have to do mostly with the evil squirrels. I have my share of them, and the annoyance of putting up with their digging. But they are nothing like the damage caused by roof...

Here is a thread where everyone can vent. There were many threads in the past with similar subject, but I started this one because I've just read Peter Warren's view on this in his interview at the Art of Bonsai website, and wholeheartedly agree with him. Here is what he says on the subject of...