October 2021 – IBA Newsletter
Hey, You All! Fall color is beginning, dormancy is on its way and, by the end of the month, we will be heavily engaged with fall work on trees. Before that, however, we have a lot going on. We hope you can make it to the Reiman Garden Show and Bonsai Bazaar, October 9 and […]
MORE >>September 2021 – IBA Newsletter
Fall is upon us. I can see the signs. New England Asters have begun to bloom, the birds are flocking, and my friends’ children have scattered to various college campuses around the country. I am beginning to think seriously about rabbit fencing and winter protection and fretting over slabs and wooden boxes that need to […]
MORE >>2021 Iowa State Fair
Living Art Award and Blue – Liquidambar Forest (Sweet Gum) Max Miller Awards of Preeminence and Blue – Yew Ron Heinen ISF Best of Show and Blue – European Olive Zoe Nady Award of Execellence and Blue – Chinese Elm Dan Morton Ribbon Winners Cat Nelsom Blue – ficus retusa Red – portulacaria White – […]
MORE >>August 2021 – IBA Newsletter
Well, now it really is SHOW TIME! It’s time to clean up your trees and pots, arrange moss on the soil, put a little oil on the pots and all that jazz. It’s time to choose your companion plants and plan your displays (If you haven’t spent the last two months thinking about it!)… 2021-08-IBA-Newsletter
MORE >>July 2021 – IBA Newsletter
Happy July, Bonsai Enthusiasts! It’s SHOW TIME! Well, August is show time. The Bonsai Show at the Iowa State Fair is August 15, 2021, and the Mid-America Bonsai Society Show & Sale is being held at the Chicago Botanic Gardens August 20-22, 2021. And Guess What? Anyone can enter… 2021-07-IBA-Newsletter
MORE >>June 2021 – IBA Newsletter
Hi, Everybody! Bonsai in Iowa is starting to swing! See information in this Newsletter regarding Todd Schlafer and Jennifer Price workshop opportunities. Meeting particulars are set out in the President’s reports. We have a great article by Noah Butler on Bonsai Soil components… 2021-06-IBA-Newsletter
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