Inside 2012 Q1
Volume 51 number 1
January/february/march
PEOPLE
30 40 Years in bonsai by Jack Douthitt
58 In Memory of Willi Benz by Paul Gilbert
54 BCI Awards of Excellence in Viet Nam, Indonesia, Italy, USA, Australia and Germany
Tours, Exhibits and Conventions
4 Bonsai in Viet Nam and Indonesia by Budi Sulistyo
21 Visions of the American West, 2012 ABS/BCI Symposium in Denver, Colorado, USA
36 European Bonsai Association goes to Germany by Kath Hughes
Feature Articles
13 Basque Country: A mine of beautiful stones, by Chiara Padrini
16 Colorado blue spruce as bonsai by Paul Gilbert
21 Tree collecting in the Rocky Mountains by Steve Goodwin and Paul Gilbert
24 Hon non bo; Miniature Vietnamese landscapes by Lew Buller
44 Shitakusa & Kusamono, Companion plants in bonsai & in the garden by Danilo Scursatone
Process
33 Rebirth of the Eagle by Miguel Ros
50 Update; A Fig in the Matthaei Botanical Gardens by Jerry Meislik, Bill Heston, and Connie Crancer
NEWS
59 BCI Bonsai & Stone News and Book Reviews
EVENTS
63 Calendar of Events; compiled by Alan Walker