2013 Fall Show at Reiman Gardens
Reiman Gardens hosted the Iowa Bonsai Association Show on October 5 and 6. We displayed multiple styles of bonsai including examples of leaning pine trees, tropical material, temperate deciduous trees, group plantings (forests), and trees growing on rocks instead of in pots. Shohin, miniature bonsai of less than ten inches in height, was highlighted at […]
MORE >>October 2013 – IBA News & Muse
Today I know plenty of techniques, how to prune, how to fertilize, how to develop a tree from raw form, how to keep them healthy and growing i.e. and am still learning. Secondly the land to discover that seems endlessly open is the aesthetics and appreciation of bonsai as art. We all (most of us […]
MORE >>September 2013 – IBA News & Muse
What a brutally hot finish to August! I watered daily and misted at least once again later in the day. It looks like my trees made it through alright. Hope yours did as well. My trees have slowed their growth to a crawl, but the doggone weeds have continued to grow like – well, like […]
MORE >>2013 Iowa State Fair
Judge Lionel Flood – Minneapolis Minnesota Best Of Show Ron Heinen, Ames Novice Class: First Place – David Miller, Norwalk – 1 blue ribbon Second Place – David Miller, Norwalk – 1 red ribbon Third Place – David Miller, Norwalk – 1 white ribbon Open Class: First Place – Ron Heinen, Ames – 1 blue […]
MORE >>August 2013 – IBA News & Muse
PLEASE NOTE: there is no meeting in August. Have you noticed how cool it has been this July and August? This means you may have to actually reduce watering. I noticed a Japanese quince that is showing signs of slowed water uptake. The leaves had changed their appearance, so I stuck my finger into the soil. It was still wet […]
MORE >>July 2013 – IBA News & Muse
Recall last year at this time? We were locked into a month long blast furnace during July. That was tough on trees. I know many good bonsai people who lost trees over winter. I suspect the increased winter loss was due in part to such high heat stress in July… July13–DOWNLOAD THE NEWSLETTER
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