September 2017 – IBA NEWSLETTER
Too much of a good thing can be sad. Just enough is useful. Too little and it doesn’t work. For wiring, we want the middle one, just enough. Blogs are wonderful for making grand statements that have marginal utility, unhinged to useful reality. Hopefully photos will clarify this commentary about what is just enough… September […]
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August 2017 – IBA NEWSLETTER
On the way back to our cabin we encounter another vehicle. In these “parts of the country”, you stop to visit with other vehicles since you may not see another person for days. The driver was looking for an obscure road where his friend, the “bear lady” was camping. August – 2017 DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
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June 2017 – IBA NEWSLETTER
Helene Magruder of the Iowa Bonsai Association was announced the winner of the biggest prize at June’s American Bonsai Society Show and Exhibition held in Florida. June – 2017 DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
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May 2017 – IBA NEWSLETTER
The workshop was held at the Magruder farm. I arrived with two trees that I had first worked on with Bjorn while at Brussels. The first was a large Prostrada juniper and the other was a small, not quite shohin sized white pine. May – 2017 DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
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April 2017 – IBA NEWSLETTER
On April 1, 2017, members of the Iowa Bonsai Association and, by gracious invitation, members of the Eastern Iowa Bonsai Association, had the privilege of working with Bonsai artist, Todd Schlafer, at the Magruder’s home. April – 2017 DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
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March 2017 – IBA NEWSLETTER
Bonsai pots have many drain hole configurations. One of the trickier situations is figuring out how to arrange wires to tie in your tree, when the pot has only a single drain hole and no wire holes. March – 2017 DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
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