May 2015 – IBA Newsletter
The caption indicates that this installation is in the Hotel Daitokan of Sladzuoka. The modern spelling of the prefecture is Shizuoka, a very popular and historical area of Japan, where the Hotel Daitokan is still present. It provides natural hot spring baths as part of the services in booking a traditional Japanese style room. […]
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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
MORE >>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
MORE >>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
MORE >>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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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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