August 2019 – IBA Newsletter

August 2019 – IBA Newsletter

Thanks to the Botanical Gardens and the Iowa Bonsai Association, a mutually beneficial partnership has developed into a win-win for both. The Gardens provide our association with a magnificent platform for spreading the art of bonsai… 2019-08-IBA-Newsletter DOWNLOAD

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July 2019 – IBA Newsletter

July 2019 - IBA Newsletter

Like any other living plant, Bonsai trees can be infected by any kind of pest or disease. However, when your plants are healthy… 2019-07-IBA-Newsletter DOWNLOAD

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June 2019 – IBA Newsletter

June 2019 - IBA Newsletter

Our trees have been growing hard in May and early June. What should we be working on this time of year? Growth management is the answer… 2019-06-IBA-Newsletter DOWNLOAD

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May 2019 – IBA Newsletter

May 2019 - IBA Newsletter

We are into the watering season. Watering is one of the harder things to learn about bonsai. As the accompanying article in this issue stated, there are many variables that impact… 2019-05-IBA-Newsletter DOWNLOAD

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April 2019 – IBA Newsletter

April 2019 - IBA Newsletter

In April, I attended a Bonsai Study Group at the Magruder Farm in Indianola. I have been attending this group for a long time. The group was reminiscing about how long the group has been in existence… 2019-04-IBA-Newsletter DOWNLOAD

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March 2019 – IBA Newsletter

March 2019 - IBA Newsletter

The 6th Japan Suiseki Exhibition is being held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno Park, Tokyo, on February 14-17, 2019. This is the same venue as the Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition, but in a different gallery on the 2nd floor. It was Norio Kobayashi’s (no relation to Kunio Kobayashi,) dream to elevate the art […]

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