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European Bonsai
Although Bonsai is a millennia old art-form, it would take until the early 17th century for Westerners to discover these miniature creations on their voyages to Asia. And only at several world...
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Hwa Fong Exhibition
The Hwa Fong Exhibition is the most important annual show held in Taiwan, with 28 clubs each displaying 10 trees - the best of Taiwanese Bonsai. With rotating special exhibitions, well over 300 trees...
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Premna Bonsai
The premna is a sub-tropical plant native to the Indian subcontinent and South-east Asia. Over a hundred species of Premna exist, with the Premna Obtusifolia, Microphylla and Serratifolia as popular...
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Amy Liang Bonsai museum
On November 3rd, 2017, the “Amy Liang Bonsai Museum” was officially opened. The museum is located in Taipei (Taiwan) and boasts an excellent and varied collection of Bonsai masterpieces.
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David Benavente's garden
David Benavente is a well-known Spanish Bonsai expert, known for his great aesthetic consideration of Bonsai. We visited his garden and interviewed him.
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Luis Vallejo's garden
Luis Vallejo is a Spanish Bonsai artist and collector, and owner of a stunning garden and collection of Bonsai. We toured and filmed his garden and interviewed him about his most beautiful trees.
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Noelanders Trophy 2018
The Noelanders Trophy was once again a wonderful show displaying the best of the European Bonsai scene. In this post we share the winning trees and an overview of the exhibition.
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92nd Kokufu-ten, 2018
The Kokufu-ten is Japan's leading Bonsai show, with an incredibly high level of Bonsai trees on display. It takes place each year at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
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92nd Kokufu-ten (Part 2)
The Kokufu-ten is Japan's leading Bonsai show, with an incredibly high level of Bonsai trees on display. It takes place each year at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
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Cliff Bonsai
Trees clinging to a steep cliff, roots entangled in solid rock and beautifully detailed miniature buildings - welcome to the mysterious world of "Cliff Bonsai".
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The 6th US National Bonsai Exhibition
Here's the US National Bonsai Exhibition overview, including the winning trees. This year's edition was absolutely stunning.
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Bonsai San show 2018
The European Bonsai San show is getting better and better each year. Two years ago four of Kimura's disciples did a demonstration, last year they invited mr. Luis Vallejo to show his trees, and this...
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Bonsai display in Nature
A traditional Bonsai display isolates the tree and allows the viewer to focus on the detail of the artist's work. The negative space between the tree and the accent plants permits the viewer to fill in...
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Taikan Ten exhibition 2018
The Taikan-ten is one of Japan's leading Bonsai exhibitions, with an incredibly high level of Bonsai trees on display. It takes place each year in November, in Kyoto.
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DIY: Kokedama
Kokedama literally translates as 'moss ball', they are beautiful compositions made with ferns, flowering plants, bamboo or succulents.
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DIY: Shohin Bonsai forest
Creating a Shohin bonsai forest may seem an impossible job. The trees need to be placed together in a nice composition, in a shallow container, while staying under the 20cm / 8 inches size restriction...
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Weeping Willow
There are several hundred willow species but the most interesting for bonsai is the Weeping willow (Salix babylonica / alba 'Tristis' / Salix x sepulcralis ‘Chrysocoma').
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Flame Tree (Delonix regia)
The Flame Tree is also called Royal Poinciana, fire tree or flamboyant tree. It is a tropical tree species from the legume family which produces large, fiery red or golden flowers that blossom from...
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Myrtle (Myrtus communis)
The myrtle is a small evergreen tree or shrub which is native to the Mediterranean and northern Africa and has been used as a house plant since ancient times.
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Trophy 2019
The ‘Best of’ 20 years Trophy was a stunning show displaying the best of the European Bonsai scene. In this post we share the winning trees and an overview of the exhibition.
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