National Arboretum in Danger
The Bush FY09 budget as presented will wreak havoc on the operations of the National Arboretum, with the likely outcome of abandoning or reducing maintenance of important collections and closure to the public of parts or all of the facilities. The doors to the best bonsai collection in the United States owned by the people […]
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2008 Iowa State Fair
Judge Brussel Martin Olive Branch, Mississippi Best of Show Helene Magruder Novice/Intermediate 1) Angi Allison 2) Roger Hershey 3) Roger Hershey 4) Roger Hershey 5) David Richmond Deciduous Trees 1) Ivan Hanthorn 2) Ron Heinen 3) Ron Heinen 4) Roger Hershey 5) Ivan Hanthorn Needled Evergreen Trees 1) Helene Magruder 2) Ivan Hanthorn 3) Ivan […]
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2008 Spring Ahead Festival – East Meets West
East meets West, the first annual Spring Ahead Festival at the Des Moines Botanical Center, was held February 7-10, 2008. The Iowa Bonsai Association provided tokonoma exhibits and some of the programs for this event. Reaction to the tokonoma was very positive, and included the comments: almost spiritual,” “meditative.”
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2008 IBA Spring Bonsai Show
The IBA returned to holding a spring bonsai show as well as an annual fall show. The theme of the spring show was The Art of Bonsai, held on April 19-20 in the Des Moines Botanical Center’s splendid show house. The goal was to highlight not only bonsai but also the Iowa Bonsai Association and […]
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2008 Sean Smith Program
Sean Smith, the renowned daiza maker and suiseki master, was the visiting artist at a set of IBA programs held the weekend of March 15-16, 2008. On Saturday morning there was a program on exhibit of bonsai and suiseki. Saturday afternoon Sean led a workshop on daiza making for suiseki; everyone left with a stone […]
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