A search the advice of with to the Clark Bonsai Assortment – Bonsai Tonight

Earlier this month I had the alternative to search the advice of with the Clark Bonsai Assortment at the Shinzen Friendship Garden in Fresno’s Woodward Park.

The Clark Assortment is one of three GSBF-subsidized bonsai gardens in California. It opened in 2015 and functions 140 bonsai, a rotating alternative of which is on mumble at any given time.

The bushes are positioned in a backyard-admire setting with filtered gentle. Every mumble contains detailed details about the species and/or specimen to tackle genuine visitor questions.

Clark Bonsai Assortment

Bob Hilvers has been the driving force at the relief of the backyard since its inception nearly eight years ago. Bob, along with a solid core of volunteers, deserves large credit for making the backyard what it’s at the brand new time.

Closing tumble, the CBC named Julian Tsai because the backyard’s Knowledgeable Garden E-book. Julian works with sequence volunteers to connect and preserve easiest practices for holding bushes healthy whereas guiding future constructing.

California juniper
Favorite artist: Sherwin Amimoto

The weather used to be perfect after I visited which made it easy to own the benefit of the bushes on mumble. Here are most certainly the major highlights.

Bald cypress

Juniper
Favorite artist: Vincent Owyoung

Korean hornbeam

Ginkgo
Artist: Bob Hilvers

Texas cedar elm

In the event you compile the prospect to search the advice of with the Clark Bonsai Assortment, make definite to connect time for a stroll by the Shinzen Friendship Garden – it’s an infinite backyard!

Pond and bridge at the Shinzen Friendship Garden

You would possibly well perhaps well realizing your search the advice of with, uncover about upcoming shows, and gaze volunteer and donor alternatives at the Clark Bonsai Assortment internet characteristic.

Info & Updates

• This weekend the Bay Discipline Satsuki Aikokai and the Yamato Bonsai Kai are internet hosting a joint mumble at the Lake Merritt Garden Middle located at 666 Belleview Ave in Oakland, CA. Hours are 10-5 Saturday and 10-4 Sunday (May even 20-21). Attain for a BASA membership demo at 1pm Saturday and a Yamato membership demo at 1pm Sunday. Member tree sales and vendor dwelling each days.
• Yes, we’re quiet engaged on the Pacific Bonsai Expo commemorative album – thanks to your patience! We’re at this time proofing test copies from the printer and realizing to kick off the first print spin ASAP. We’ll ship out the books out as soon as we compile them relief from the printer. For more details about the e book, locate the Pacific Bonsai Expo internet characteristic.