Back from Belgium and The Trophy XX and it was a really nice event. This is the third year I´ve been to Belgium and this was one of the better ones. Demonstrations by Ryan Neil (USA), Masayuki Fujikawa (Japan), Vaclac Novac (CZ) and Gabriel Romero Aguadé (Spain). The exhibition was also spectacular and showed a […]
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“Best of” 20 years Trophy
Preparing for this years Trophy, hope that it will be just as good as previous years. Anyone else out there that will be attending?? There´s usually a few of us from Sweden that attend to this, this year is no exception. With demonstrators from USA, Japan and Europe, it will be a joyful event.. Hope […]
Bonsai exhibited at the EBA/ESA convention
Following the suiseki posted the other day, here´s some of the bonsai that was on display. Overall impressions of the exhibition was that there were high quality trees there, alongside some trees that required a few more years of maintenance. Most, if not all, trees were on displaystands, and the use of accents was really […]
Plans made for EBA Convention in Vilnius
The decision is made, i will go the EBA Convention in Vilnius on September 4-6. There are a few from the Swedish Bonsai Society that will go, so there is some company on this trip. I booked my flight and the hotel yesterday. For those of you who are interested, more information is found here […]
My Japan visit (part 6, Omiya and the masters)
The highlight of my journey, and one that didn´t disappoint at all. The day before my flight home was dedicated to Omiya Bonsai village and a vistit to the gardens of Masahiko Kimura and Kunio Kobayashi. Got picked up at my hotel in the morning by Yoshi, my guide for the day. More information about […]