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nning conservatorydisplays the longwood gardens bonsai festival is the ultimate celebration of harmony between humanity and nature mark your calendars for june 24 29 2025 and prepare to see nature through a beautifully focused lens additional information and schedule longwoodgardens org events performances events bonsai festival a few photos of a few of the 12 bonsai from my personal collection which will be auctioned on saturday evening are included here and in my blog valavanisbonsaiblog com https valavanisbonsaiblog com share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like this like loading leave a comment may 9 2026 by william n valavanis 2026 michigan all state bonsai show this annual show was held on may 9 10 2026 at the frederick meijur gardens sculpture park in grand rapids michigan as a world class sculpture park and gardens this beautiful park features art and horticulture events year around this weekend the bonsai public was also treated to the chihuly exhibits both indoors and throughout the park dale chihuly is a renowned american artist who revolutionized studio glass moving it from functional craft into large scale vibrant abstract installations well known internationally there are many bonsai organizations throughout the state and they all work together combining their talents to host the bonsai show featuring their beautiful bonsai for the public to enjoy and appreciate there were several demonstrations each day in addition to workshops where the public and bonsai community could work on their bonsai skills to improve and create new bonsai for their personal collections over one dozen vendors brought their best ware for sale which the bonsai community and public found valuable the park also has an impressive bonsai collection and garden which is well maintained a large size japanese yew bonsai masterpiece welcomed visitors to the show with a huge well balanced trunk featuring dead wood the tree was originally about 15 feet tall before the late bruce baker collected it and transformed it to an impressive bonsai the first backhoe he used to dig the massive tree broke and another was necessary to complete the digging before he began training it this is a well organized show hosted by the friendly bonsai club members who made everyone welcome to their art they are all proud of and enjoyed sharing i ve seen countless shows throughout the world and the all state michigan bonsai show is one of the well organized and hosted shows i ve has the pleasure of participating and sharing my knowledge and skill share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like this like loading leave a comment april 30 2026 by william n valavanis spring 2026 beauty at the international bonsai arboretum part 1 spring is my favorite season the year all new tender and fresh growth and blossoms even on maples are particularly attractive and prepare for the soon hopefully growing season to begin although winter is not completely over yet snow forecast for next friday and nearly everything is now positioned for the summer in the garden we have all been busy shuffling trees into the garage for cold evening protection and must be returned outside during daylight it is a good thing diane had us get heavy sturdy carts to make moving large heavy trees also they are used at exhibitions for moving bonsai enjoy my images of our bonsai beauty during this season of the year as it won t last long colors change daily which necessitates photographing every day propagating rough bark japanese maples from seed share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like this like loading leave a comment march 17 2026 by william n valavanis the passing of a great bonsai master tomio yamada tomio yamada 1938 2026 tomio yamada 3 rd generation proprietor of seiko en bonsai garden in omiya bonsai village has passed away quite recently seiko en bonsai garden was founded by his grandfather shonosuke but was then named the oukei en bonsai garden in ugusudani during the kaei period 1848 1854 in edo now tokyo japan the garden was moved to omiya bonsai village in 1943 with his father kamajiro and the name was changed kamajiro yamada he started his formal bonsai training with his father in 1965 both were outstanding sensitive arts i had the honor to meet them on my second day of study with kyuzo murata in june 1970 preserving the taste and art of edo seiko en bonsai garden pursues the refined beauty and elegance of the seasons they have authored many books together this garden is one of the highlights of my bonsai tours mr yamada first displayed a needle juniper at the 1976 saku fu bonsai exhibition and won an award he displayed often and won the coveted prime minister s award in 1985 tomio yamada specialized on evergreen bonsai but was skilled with all species his literati and clinging to a rock plantings were exceptional he was the curator of the famous takagi bonsai collection which later became the basic core of the omiya bonsai art museum in 2012 he became an officer of the museum and greatly supports their mission as the director of the omiya bonsai union he worked tersely establishing the omiya brand of bonsai he establishes the japan bonsai artists association in 1991 mr yamada also established the nippon bonsai sakka association which has a chapter in europe he is a superb bonsai display master and often travels to europe to teach his display principles the omiya bonsai art museum celebrating their 10 th anniversary presented a series of five week one man bonsai exhibitions of the top contemporary bonsai masters in the world hiroshi takeyama 2018 was the first to present his one man show in spring followed in autumn by masahiko kimura 2018 tomio yamada bonsai quest for beauty exhibition was held from january to march 2020 it featured 42 famous and well known bonsai tomio yamada created or is credited for his design mr yamada s daughter kaori is now the 4 th generation proprietor of seiko en bonsai garden saika bonsai colorful flowers is an original creation of hers it is kind of a crossover of bonsai and ikebana but using living rooted plants in order to promote and introduce bonsai to the younger generation and ladies by using common smaller inexpensive plants and combining them in containers she is now well established teaching through videos and tv appearances seiko en is one of the remaining six bonsai gardens in the omiya bonsai village although small in size this beautiful and unique garden houses many famous classical bonsai masterpieces there are fine quality bonsai displayed at every turn and corner share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like this like loading leave a comment february 17 2026 by william n valavanis 100th kofu fu bonsai exhibition part ii 2026 part 1 part ii of the exhibition on saturday i have never seen such a crowd in the 40 years i ve attended it looked that there were even more foreign visitors than part i there were no stewartia displayed lots of cascade styled trees in the past both parts of this exhibition has had magnificent bonsai often the bonsai in part ii seemed to be better not this year the nbs went all to get superb trees for both part i and part ii i asked a skilled professional bonsai dealer and a leader of the japanese bonsai community and he said both parts were equal and there were too many visitors usually in the morning the crowds are heavy then lessen not this year many friends went early to photograph and they did not even try the room was packed and made it difficult to even move in the late afternoon the crowds are less 2026 part i exhibition statistics 181 display areas 253 individual bonsai counting the individual medium and shohin specimens 131 large bonsai 36 medium size bonsai compositions 76 specimens 10 shohin bonsai compositions 50 specimens 28 important bonsai masterpieces there are a great number of bonsai which have been cultivated and loved for several generations by many people which have been elevated to the level of art making them valuable cultural assets the nippon bonsai association examines bonsai which art artistically shaped with the understanding excellence having horticultural values in terms of their history the judging is usually done in autumn 10 kokufu awards this coveted award is selected by a committee after a careful and comprehensive examination of all the bonsai are placed it is presented to bonsai of particularly outstanding beauty considering the species container quality and appropriate to the tree display table training techniques accessory and presentation to the viewers this year a small black plaque was displayed for these important bonsai 12 foreign exhibitors representing approximately 10 different countries these are bonsai which have been trained and refined in japan and purchased by foreigners waiting to be imported to the owner s countries the 63 rd japanese suiseki heled on the 4 th floor of the museum but this distinguished will be covered in a future blog post these two bonsai were displayed next to each other i wonder what he is thinking share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like this like loading leave a comment february 13 2026 by william n valavanis 100th kofu fu bonsai exhibition part i 2026 part 2 part i of the exhibition continued for four days sunday through wednesday on thursday and friday all the bonsai on display will be removed and replaced with fresh trees that s a monumental task especially since all the bonsai are quite large and heavy usually requiring two three or four people to lift the largest bonsai the flatbed rolling carts are limited in number so that makes the time longer for moving fortunately all the large size bonsai are on the first floor the smaller trees require using elevators which also takes time 2026 part i exhibition statics 181 display areas 287 individual bonsai counting the individual medium and shohin specimens 159 large bonsai 39 medium size bonsai compositions 78 specimens 10 shohin bonsai compositions 50 specimens 11 important bonsai masterpieces hawthorn displayed in part i by frank jesse from germany on right there are a great number of bonsai which have been cultivated and loved for several generations by many people which have been elevated to the level of art making them valuable cultural assets the nippon bonsai association examines bonsai which art artistically shaped with the understanding excellence having horticultural values in terms of their species shapes and have historical value in terms of provence and history with the understanding of their owners every method possible for preservation of future generations to date there have been approximately 2 000 bonsai registered hawthorn displayed in part i by frank jesse from germany flowering image courtesy of sara camacho from team suzuki 11 kokufu awards the following images are kokufu winners the greatest number of awards ever presented perhaps because of the exceptional fine quality bonsai displayed this year commemorating the 100 th exhibition this coveted award is selected by a committee after a careful and comprehensive examination of all the bonsai are placed it is presented to bonsai of particularly outstanding beauty considering the species container quality and appropriate to the tree display table training techniques accessory and presentation to the viewers 25 foreign exhibitors representing approximately 20 different countries these are bonsai which have been trained and refined in japan and purchased by foreigners waiting to be imported to the owner s countries approximately 20 of the displayed bonsai are owned by foreigners masahiko kimura s artistry was represented by over 40 bonsai owned by clients kunio kobayashi s artistry represented by approximately 24 clients shinji suzuki s artistry represented by approximately 20 clients opening day attendance 2 500 visitors over 70 foreigners a few observations most common species were japanese black and five needle pines closely followed by sargent s juniper and japanese flowering apricot and japanese maple and trident maple several rock plantings both clinging to a rock and root over rock only two ezo spruce normally the number of species are split between part i and part ii there were a tremendous number of old famous masterpieces making part i the best representation of japanese bonsai i wonder what part ii will bring along with the opening of the 63 rd masterpiece suiseki exhibition held on the 4 th floor of the same building 100 th kofu fu bonsai exhibition part i 2026 part 2 part i of the exhibition continued for four days sunday through wednesday on thursday and friday all the bonsai on display will be removed and replaced with fresh trees that s a monumental task especially since all the bonsai are quite large and heavy usually requiring two three or four people to lift the largest bonsai the flatbed rolling carts are limited in number so that makes the time longer for moving fortunately all the large size bonsai are on the first floor the smaller trees require using elevators which also takes time 2026 part i exhibition statics 181 display areas 287 individual bonsai counting the individual medium and shohin specimens 159 large bonsai 39 medium size bonsai compositions 78 specimens 10 shohin bonsai compositions 50 specimens 11 important bonsai masterpieces there are a great number of bonsai which have been cultivated and loved for several generations by many people which have been elevated to the level of art making them valuable cultural assets the nippon bonsai association examines bonsai which art artistically shaped with the understanding excellence having horticultural values in terms of their species shapes and have historical value in terms of provence and history with the understanding of their owners every method possible for preservation of future generations to date there have been approximately 2 000 bonsai registered 11 kokufu awards the greatest number of awards ever presented perhaps because of the exceptional fine quality bonsai displayed this year commemorating the 100 th exhibition this coveted award is selected by a committee after a careful and comprehensive examination of all the bonsai are placed it is presented to bonsai of particularly outstanding beauty considering the species container quality and appropriate to the tree display table training techniques accessory and presentation to the viewers frank jesse from germany displayed his hawthorn in part i flowering image courtesy of sara camacho of team suzuki 25 foreign exhibitors representing approximately 20 different countries these are bonsai which have been trained and refined in japan and purchased by foreigners waiting to be imported to the owner s countries approximately 20 of the...