Howdy Bonsai Friends! Its a back to back guest artist feature! This time we have Jon Stewart of J. M. Stewart Woodworking to talk about bonsai stand creations and concepts. Mike and Evan ask him about how he approaches the unique challenges of capturing subtle yet elegant designs in his stands for display. Jon is one of our Bonsai Best Buds as well and also builds and restores guitars and other stringed instruments!

https://www.jmstewartguitars.com/about

Check out his website for a gallery of his works and order a custom bonsai stand from him!

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Hey Bonsai Buds! It's time for another special guest episode. This week's guest is Bill Butler of Bill's Bayou! Evan and Bill have an in-depth conversation about bald cypress and it's importance to the southeast United States. Bill also has his time to speak his mind and yell at some clouds for a moment, lots of laughs and fun on this one!

https://www.youtube.com/@BillsBayou

Check out Bill's YouTube channel and learn a little something ^^

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Oh...hey Bonsai Buds! On this episode, we get the band back together of Mike, Carmen, and Evan for all kinds of fun and merriment. A whole bunch of life updates and merch updates happen, followed by the gang taking listener questions and launching into a few tree critiques! Enjoy!

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How's it going, how it's going, Bonsai Buds! It's another special guest feature episode! This time Evan, Mike, and Carmen speak with Oscar Jonker about the creation of Bonsai Empire and the development of his new app. Oscar has been a very big influence and inspiration to the bonsai community over countless years now. From his site being a great resource for beginners to his high quality online courses featuring master artists.

https://www.bonsaiempire.com/

Unless you have been living under a "root over rock", you should be aware of Oscar's site^^

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How's it going Bonsai Buds! This time we're going to be doing something a little different for this episode. Welcome to the newest episode series of Science! [weird echo noises into the vastness of space] where we will be breaking down the basics and the little more advanced facts and theories of how plants work. Carmen will be leading the lecture type conversations and Evan will attempt to understand them. Expect more deep dives like this one all about photosynthesis [spooky, campy mysterious tones]!

Check out John's website and buy a seedling to support him!

https://leftcoastbonsai.com/

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Hey Bonsai Buds! It's time for another special on our show. This time around we have John Eads of Left Coast Bonsai joining us to talk about field growing techniques and bonsai in the Pacific Northwest. Evan and Carmen get to also talk to him about his early experiences in bonsai and where he is now.

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Howdy Bonsai Buds! It's time yet again to talk with Nate Murray of The Boot Bonsai about yamadori collecting in the southeast United States. Evan and Nate discuss the finer details of the culture around dyi bonsai and bald cypress development. The second part of this episode is a mini lecture about how to collect yamadori, check it out!

Check out Nate's work and progressions here

https://thebootbonsai.com/

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Good News Bonsai Buds! It's New Year's resolutions time with Evan and Mike. What goals do we have for bonsai? What goals do we have for the show this year? What personal goals and endeavors will be pursuing this year? Listen and find out!

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Hey Bonsai Buds! Happy New Years, and also welcome to a fresh new year of Little Things for Bonsai People! On this episode, Carmen and Evan discuss what do with your bonsai you got as a present from a loved one. If you're brand new to bonsai this year, this is the episode for you.

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Happy Holidays Bonsai Buds! This episode is a simple and sweet thank you to our listeners and subbed members of the Little Things community! Evan, Mike, and Carmen all just hang out on this one and talk about the holidays and highlights from 2023.

Thank you backyardbonsaiAustralia for creating this awesome thumbnail for this episode!!

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