August 2016 – IBA NEWSLETTER

August 2016 – IBA NEWSLETTER

Final redesign. It will take a few years to crystalize the form, especially the density of the crown and the length to the bottom branches. The main thing in its favor currently is that it’s now a more compact design, refocusing on the trunk. It should be good for about another 10 years before it […]

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2016 Iowa State Fair

2016 Iowa State Fair

JUDGE Loren Buxton, Lincoln, Nebraska BEST OF SHOW Zoe Nady, Ames, Iowa OPEN CLASS First Place – Zoe, Ames – 1 blue ribbons Second Place – Zoe Nady, Ames – 1 red ribbons Third Place – Zoe Nady, Ames – 2 white ribbons

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July 2016 – IBA NEWSLETTER

July 2016 – IBA NEWSLETTER

We began by prepping the trees, washing to bare roots, then trimming roots. We played with the trees looking for varying combinations of trees so they seemed to flow and complement each other. We slowly wired them in, adjusted them again, and tightened the wires. We added soil and tamped it down. The grove has […]

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June 2016 – IBA NEWSLETTER

News Letter May16

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May 2016 – IBA NEWSLETTER

News Letter June 16

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IBA MEMBERSHIP MEETING AT THE GREATER DES MOINES BOTANICAL GARDEN

July 19, 2016 @ 7:00PM Des Moines Botanical Garden, 909 Robert D. Ray Drive, Head House Chat and Chop! Show prep and mossing of a tree Display of bonsai/companion plant/scroll Bonsai styles of the world (will concentrate on tropical and sub-tropical species) Tree of the month

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