Todd Schlafer Workshop
Todd Schlafer workshop, at the Magruder’s Bonsai Studio.
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February 2018 – IBA NEWSLETTER
When repotting, make sure you tie your tree in so it is very solid in the pot. It should not wiggle. If it does, then the wind will move the tree and tear up the tender new roots just as they are trying to be established. February– 2017 DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
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January 2018 – IBA NEWSLETTER
When your tree grows you will often have a long trunk and then a nice mess of broom style branching. In this situation, you can air layer the tree at an appropriate point below the branching. January – 2018 DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
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November 2017 – IBA NEWSLETTER
Gary Wood, long time bonsai teacher from Alabama, announced his retirement recently. For those who do not know Gary, he has been a nursery man, a potter, a revered bonsai teacher, the key figure in planting and growing 12000 top notch bonsai trees at Telperion Farms in Oregon, a cook, a character, a philosopher, and […]
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2017 FALL SHOW
The IBA Fall show was held on September 30 and October 1 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on both days. The Iowa Bonsai Association Fall Show at Reimen Gardens in Ames, Iowa is always a great show.
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October 2017 – IBA NEWSLETTER
There are times when putting a tired old tree or a damaged tree (due to loss of limbs or foliage from accident or disease) in the ground or into a large growing container and letting it grow wild is the best thing to do. I have an Ume that I can’t seem to get going. […]
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