Iowa State Fair Announcement
The Iowa State Fair Bonsai Show is August 13, 2023.The ENTRY DEADLINE IS JULY 1ST, 2023! To enter, go to https://www.iowastatefair.org/participate/competition Click on Iowa Family Living Select a category: Floriculture; Enter online (access or create account) Floriculture: Bonsai Division 205; Novice class 176 (for those who have never won a ribbon at the fair); Open […]
MORE >>June 2023 – IBA Newsletter
It’s June. We hope you enjoy this special issue of the Newsletter focusing on members’ collecting experiences this spring. But don’t miss Jared Wall’s great article on the Bonsai Beginners Class or the Pacific Bonsai Museum’s press release about its current exciting exhibition Avant Garden. Have a wonderful month of June! Hope to see you […]
MORE >>May 2023 – IBA Newsletter
Whew! It’s May. And boy is it ever lovely. Except for the wind. This is a wonderful, exhausting, stressful time in the bonsai year. So much to do! So little time! Thanks so much to Jared Wall, who has agreed to help me with the reporting duties necessary to make this Newsletter representative of all […]
MORE >>April 2023 – IBA Newsletter
It’s almost April, buds are swelling, cherries are in bloom, the ground is thawing. It’s time to repot and the collecting season is about to begin. The IBA Spring show is coming up fast. Both clubs have had their first meetings. 2023-04-IBA-Newsletter
MORE >>March 2023 – IBA Newsletter
It’s almost March, buds are swelling and a bit of green is showing on the cherries and crab apples. It’s time to repot! Spring shows are coming up fast. Both clubs have had their first meetings. Please consider joining our national bonsai organization… 2023-03-IBA-Newsletter
MORE >>February 2023 – IBA Newsletter
It’s almost February and I can feel this tension – the suspension of breath – as the beginning of our active bonsai season approaches. November seems a long time ago, but we were busy setting our trees up for a successful 2023 growing season, making thoughtful pruning and wiring decisions and necessary adjustments to winter […]
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