April 2015 – IBA Newsletter
A bonsai tree has been launched into space – really. Here are the details. Azuma Makoto, a 38-year-old artist based in Tokyo, launched two botanical arrangements into orbit: “Shiki 1,” a Japanese white pine bonsai tree suspended from a metal frame, and an untitled arrangement of orchids, lilies, hydrangeas, and irises. April -15 DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
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March 2015 – IBA Newsletter
My folks came to the U.S. as immigrants, aliens, and became citizens. I was born in Boston, a citizen, went to Hollywood and became an alien. Leonard Nimoy March Newsletter- DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
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February 2015 – IBA Newsletter
There are so many factors involved in deciding whether a tree needs repotting. Do not expect a simple straight forward definitive answer from me. I will, however, offer help with the thought process required to answer the question for you and your tree. Februray-15 DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
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Janurary 2015 – IBA Newsletter
Gary Wood performed a major restyling of a Garden Juniper belonging to the Des Moines Botanical Garden. The tree is 59 years old basis DMBG records. Observing the tree showed it had a long straight section of deadwood with a live vein alongside it. Junipers are known for movement of their trunks and limbs, so […]
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November 2014 – IBA Newsletter
I was raking the leaves last Friday, trying to get the yard waste corralled and bagged before the Free Day at the Dump in Ames on Saturday, when I had to stop and stare at the shrub that always stops me dead in my tracks once a year on a day just like this […]
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October 2014 – IBA Newsletter
Last spring I sent some photos of some of my trees to International Bonsai to be considered for the National Exhibition. To my delight, two of my trees were selected. My big Japanese Five Needle Pine and my Blue Alps Juniper were chosen. Then nerves set in and I set to work. Helene Maguder […]
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