Inside 2012 Q2
Volume 51 number 2
April/May/June
Tours, Exhibits and Conventions
4 Grand Bonsai Tour; Japan, by Rob Kempinski
7 Visions of the American West, 2012 ABS/BCI Symposium in Denver, Colorado, USA
10 Pre-Convention Tour, Visions of the American West, by Paul Gilbert
14 Noelanders Trophy XIII, International Bonsai Show, by Christian Vos
44 ASPAC 2011: Takamatsu, Japan, by Kath Hughes
Feature Articles
24 Bonsai Journal: Africa, by Jerry Meislik
32 Reconnect and Reenergize through Stones & Tea, by Joseph Roussel
49 Shitakusa & Kusamono, Companion plants in bonsai & in the garden, Part 2 by Danilo Scursatone
Process
36 Southern boxwood hides its true potential, by Mauro Stemberger
40 Styling a Spruce at Bonsai Autumn, Switzerland, by Budi Sulistyo
PEOPLE
54 21 x 21, the bonsai art of Paolo Licari, Sicily, by Massimo Bandera
59 BCI Awards of Excellence in Japan, USA, Belgium and Canada
NEWS
61 BCI Bonsai & Stone News and Book Reviews
EVENTS
63 Calendar of Events; compiled by Alan Walker