October 2018 – IBA Newsletter
I cannot do justice to the history of our Fall show in Ames, but it goes back more than 25 years. To the best of my knowledge, Alan Magruder and Bill Todd organized our first show around 1992. Sometime later, I took the helm for a short period only to hand it over to Ivan […]
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September 2018 – IBA Newsletter
In August, Andy Smith of South Dakota, gave a workshop on collected trees to several Eastern Iowa club members at the Pavilion in Jones Park. SEPTEMBER 2018 – IBA NEWSLETTER
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2018 Iowa State Fair
JUDGE Todd Schlafer, Denver, Colorado Best of Show Ron heinen, Ames, Iowa The Living Art Award Ron heinen, Ames, Iowa The Award of Excellence Zoe Nady, Ames, Iowa The Award of Preeminence Zoe Nady, Ames, Iowa Open Class First Place –Scott Allen,Des Moines, Iowa – 1 blue ribbon First Place –Zoe Nady, Ames, Iowa – 2 […]
MORE >>DEMONSTRATIONS WITH BONSAI ARTIST, Todd Schlafer AT THE GREATER DES MOINES BOTANICAL GARDEN
Saturday August 11th 2018- demonstrations with Bonsai artist, Todd Schlafer, at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. Demo’s open to the public at 10-12, 12:30 – 2:30 – and 3-5.
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AUGUST 2018 – IBA NEWSLETTER
This book has been in the works for some years now. To those who were aware of this and have been asking ad nauseam when it will be done, I now have an answer. Soon. AUGUST 2018 – IBA NEWSLETTER
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JULY 2018 – IBA NEWSLETTER
For medium sized trees place three or four bags around the trunk, halfway between the trunk and the pot edge. For larger trees, go with six or eight. Small trees only need one or two. These teabags should last about 6 weeks. July 2018 – IBA NEWSLETTER
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