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The 1st International Contest Bonsai Actual CIBA2012
Published February 13, 2012 by Antoni Payeras
Our idea is to create a photographic competition with trees from all around the world, and to have photographs of these trees judged by the subscribers of the magazine. This competition can be followed from our website: www.bonsaiactual.com.
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Noelanders Trophy XIII
Published February 12, 2012 by Antoni Payeras
During the weekend of January 21 -22, 2012, was organize the thirteenth Noelanders Trophy. It will took place at the Centrum voor Duurzaam Bouwen, Marktplein 1 in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Morten Albek
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Shohin Bonsai: Majesty in Miniature
Published February 2, 2012 by paul stokes
Shohin Bonsai: Majesty in Miniature is, I believe, the first shohin bonsai book ever published in English. It is written by one of the foremost experts of shohin bonsai in the world. I had high expectations of this book, and was not disappointed. Morten Albek has a way of writing that is very easy to [...]
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Making A Large Wheel-Thrown Custom Bonsai Pot
Published January 11, 2012 by Dale Cochoy
I thought I would do a progressive photo article on making a LARGE round pot. A few years ago I received a commission for a round pot that would be the biggest I had thrown on a wheel up to that point. The customer gave me the INSIDE diameter and depth that he wanted and [...]
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Critique: Gede Merta’s Pemphis acidula
Published December 19, 2011 by Michael Hagedorn
Name of the Tree: Pemphis acidula Bonsai Titles : casper Tree Height: 43 cm (17 inches) Pot Height: 14.5 cm (6 inches) Pot Length: 43 cm (17 inches) Pot made in Bali It is a delight to comment on such a beautiful and well-crafted tree. My comments will be brief and minor as it is [...]
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The 1st International Contest Bonsai Actual CIBA2012
Our idea is to create a photographic competition with trees from all around the world, and to have photographs of these trees judged by the subscribers of the magazine. This competition can be followed from our website: www.bon...
Noelanders Trophy XIII
During the weekend of January 21 -22, 2012, was organize the thirteenth Noelanders Trophy. It will took place at the Centrum voor Duurzaam Bouwen, Marktplein 1 in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Cookie cutter Japanese bonsai
I often hear the term ‘Cookie cutter’ thrown around from time to time when people are talking about Japanese bonsai. For those not familiar with the term, I believe it relates to people suggesting that certain bonsai seem t...
Shohin Bonsai: Majesty in Miniature
Genre: Book
Publisher: Stone Lantern Publishing
Author: Morten Albek
Overall Review 4.5 / 5 - Excellent
Publisher: Stone Lantern Publishing
Author: Morten Albek
Overall Review 4.5 / 5 - Excellent