BCI 2017 Bonsai Convention, Taiwan: 22nd Hwa-Fong National Bonsai Exhibition and 14th Asia-Pacific Bonsai and Viewing Stone Exhibition

• Demonstrations at Xizhou Park, By Sujata Bhat, India
• Chengmei Culture Park, By Gudrun Benz, Germany
• 2017 International Symposium on Bonsai, By Joe Grande, Canada
• The BCI Excellence Award, By Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia
• Bonsai and Stone Exhibits at Xizhou Park, By Gudrun Benz, Germany
• Farewell Dinner, By Vic Ceballos, Philippines
• Post-Convention Tour of Taiwan, By Gudrun Benz, Germany

Pioneering Excellence in American Bonsai: The US National Bonsai Exhibition
By Marc Arpag, USA

Stones & Frescos: XX° Congresso Nazionale, AIAS 2017, Cesano Maderno, Italy
By Gudrun Benz, Germany

Previews of the 2018 BCI International Convention in Mulhouse, France
By François Jeker, France

Once Upon a Time in Hameln: Annual National Meeting and Exhibition of 
Bonsai-Club Germany and the German Suiseki Society 
By Gudrun Benz, Germany

For the Aroma of Wine: 2018 BCI Post Convention Tour of Eastern France

 

 

Are they meditations? Comments on In Training by Stephen Voss
By Michael Collins McIntyre, Canada

 

 

Creating a Root Wood Stand
By Lindsay Bebb, Australia

Take a Tree, Leave a Tree: Yamadori and Reforestation in Quebec
By Jacinthe Auger, Canada

 

 

BCI Instructor Program • BCI China; Presentation of Instructor Certificates • Presentation of Instructor Certificates in Taiwan and a Birthday Party • Million Dollar Tree Wins at Taikan-ten 2018

 

The Evolution of The Trophy: The XIX Noelanders Trophy

 

A Celebration of the Senses Featuring Bonsai, Suiseki, Ikebana and France!

 

Kasahara Manabu and the Modern Age of Suiseki in Japan
By Thomas Elias, USA

 

 

 

 

A bunjin called il Pellegrino | The ABCs of Bonsai and the Literati Style
By Massimo Bandera, Italy

A New View on Old Pots
By Bradley Barlow, Australia

Creating Juniper Bonsai in the Tropics
By Rudi Julianto, Indonesia

Can Bonsai Bring Us Closer to Nature? Creating a Root-Over-Rock Bonsai
By Danilo Scursatone, Italy

Bonsai Wall Mural: New Creative Ideas in Saikei
By Jyoti and Nikunj Parekh, India

Trips & Trees: Bonsai Travel Strategies, Advance Scouting and Making First Contact
By Stuart Innes, Canada

 

 

Yamadori and Creativity First: BCI World Convention in France, a Celebration of Yamadori

By François Jeker, France

Suiseki & Bonsai: 40th Anniversary of BCD (Bonsai Club Germany) & 25th Anniversary of the German Suiseki Society

By Gudrun Benz, Germany

2017 Orchid and Bonsai Show, Kuala Lumpur at Di Taman Pudu Ulu

By IS Ng, Malaysia

2018 European Bonsai & Suiseki Convention: EBA, ESA & UBI Conventions, hosted by Arcobonsai Club Garda Trentino

By Gudrun Benz, Germany

Jerusalem Botanical Garden Annual Bonsai Awards and Exhibition With Special Guest, Ryan Neil

By Moshe Emergui, Israel

2nd Malaysia Wood Art, Suiseki & Floral Design Competition and Exhibition 2017

By IS Ng, Malaysia

 

 

The Story of Hiryu, The Flying Dragon

By Sujata Bhat, India

Theme-Based Viewing Stone Exhibitions

By Richard Turner and Thomas Elias, USA

Little Stones with Big Personalities; Small Size Suiseki from Indonesia

By Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia

Flowers of Gratitude: A Daiza For the Three Norns (The Three Wise Women)

By Sandro Tschudin, Switzerland

Mountainscapes in Mumbai: an Event by Bonsai Study Group of The Indo-Japanese Association

By Jyoti & Nikunj Parekh, India

Advancing Bonsai Education: Bonsai Empire’s Advanced Bonsai Course

By Joe Grande, Canada

 

 

Bonsai Down Under Exposed: AABC Convention

By Glenis Bebb, Australia

Bonsai Gallery: TBCA Celebrates 20 Years of Excellence in Bonsai

By Min Hsuan Lo, Taiwan

Bonsai and Viewing Stones Under the Big Tent: Rocky Mountain Bonsai Society Exhibit

By Tom Anglewicz, President, , USA.

   

 

Golden Joinery: Mending Broken Pots with the Kintsugi Process

By Massimo Bandera, Italy and Joe Grande, Canada

Track Your Trees: My Bonsai Diary, a modern tool for the ancient Art of Bonsai

By Lizzy Fowler, Australia

Power & Balance: Styling a yamadori Juniperus californica

By Mauro Stemberger, Italy

Scion Grafting: Improving Foliage on a Juniper Bonsai

By Bjorn Bjorholm and Bonsai Empire

What makes a particular plant species good or bad for bonsai?

By Enrique Castaño, Mexico

 

People & Collections

 

A Small but Beautiful Collection: The Official opening of the “Richard Sang Collection”

By Gudrun Benz, Germany

Bonsai in the North: Peter Wilson, Self-Taught Vancouver Island Bonsai Artist

By Barb Round, Canada

Viewing Stone Gallery: Furuya Stones, Quintessentially Japanese

By Tom Elias, USA

 

News

 

6th US National Bonsai Exhibition 8-9 September 2018 / Forever Green: Eisei-en Grand Opening

 

 

 

 

The Trophy 2020, Belgium
By Gudrun Benz, Germany and Christian Vos, Belgium

 

 

 

Like Sunlight on Bonsai: Remembering Solita Tafur Rosade
By Enrique Castaño, BCI Director, Mexico

Visiting a Grand Master of Bonsai in Taiwan: Lee, Chong Hong
By Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia, Contributing author: José Luis Rodríguez Macias

 

Creative Ideas for Using Iron Slag Waste
By Jyoti and Nikunj Parekh, India

At the Whim of Time and Weather: Juniperus sabina ‘L’Arcigno’
By Bruno Proietti Tocca, Italy

El Jentilak del Nord: A Yew From Northern Spain
By Massimo Bandera, Italy, and Raúl Alcalá Bermúdez, Spain

Visiting Suanphung Bonsai Village
By Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia

The Lore and Lure of Bonsai Soil
By Rajeev Vaidya, India

Online Bonsai Education: Developing Deciduous Bonsai
By Joe Grande, Canada

Vigorous, strong, flexible, and excellent: Colorado Blue Spruce
By Mauro Stemberger, Italy