Bonsai Wire

Carmen and Michael discuss accent plants and Kusamono - the Japanese botanical art of creating potted arrangements of grasses and flowers to express season and place. 

In this episode, hosts Andrew Robson and Jonas Dupuich admit to a growing fascination with shohin bonsai.

Hosts Andrew and Jonas reflect on their experiences at "Farm to Table," an event hosted by the Bonsai Society of Portland that celebrated the legacy of Telperion farms and provided participants with concrete steps for developing field-grown material.

In this episode, noted shohin authority John Romano talks with host Andrew Robson about growing and appreciating small bonsai.

Co-hosts Andrew and Jonas give an overview of the Bonsai Society of Portland's upcoming seminar, Farm to Table, and discuss all things related to long-term development of quality bonsai.

Learn more about Farm to Table at: https://www.portlandbonsai.org

Andrew and Jonas critique the 62nd American Bonsai Association Sacramento exhibit held April 9-10 in Sacramento, California.

See Bonsai Tonight for photos of the trees mentioned in this episode:
https://bonsaitonight.com/2022/04/15/highlights-from-the-abass-62nd-annual-exhibit/

Carmen Leskoviansky chats with Samantha Holm about her article "Gender Disparity in American Bonsai" which was published this past summer in Vol. 55 of Bonsai: The Journal of the American Bonsai Society, and the creation the The Purple Pot Society, a national bonsai society focused on uplifting women in bonsai.

Links

• Gender Disparity in American Bonsai
• The Purple Pot Society 
• Women in Bonsai: Part 1
• Women in Bonsai: Part 2
• Women in Bonsai: Part 3

Happy New Year! (And apologies for the delay.) In this episode, Andrew and Jonas review lessons from 2021 and highlights they're looking forward to in 2022.

In this episode, Jonas talks with Eric Schrader about next year's Pacific Bonsai Expo to be held in Oakland, CA, on November 12-13.

For a video version of this episode, see the Bonsaify channel on YouTube.

Andrew Robson and Jonas Dupuich catch up with Portland ceramicist Nao Tokutake and learn about how great bonsai pots are made.