GSBF Bonsai Collection at the Huntington

Bright news in these dark times, our Botanical Director, James Folsom, has been awarded the American Horticultural Society’s highest honor, the Liberty Hyde Ba...iley Award, for significant lifetime contributions to horticultural education, research, and leadership. James, who's known as Jim amongst colleagues at The Huntington, oversees more than a dozen thematic gardens covering 130 acres of the property. Well deserved! Read more: https://bit.ly/2UkuZJ9 See more

Trip to Los Angles, California

There will be a Kusamono Demonstration at the Bonsai-A-Thon featuring internationally reknowned Kusamono artist Young Choe! Sunday February 23, 11 AM - 1 PM Brody Botanical Center at Huntington Botanical Gardens We are very pleased to welcome Young Choe for a demonstration of the beautiful and relatively little known art of Kusamono. Young will create two Kusamono plantings which will be auctioned at the Bonsai-A-Thon Sunday afternoon auction. Photos courtesy of Young Choe. Please see previous post for Bonsai-A-Thon information.

The Bonsai-A-Thon is almost here! Saturday & Sunday, February 22 & 23, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM At the Brody Botanical Center at the Huntington Everyone is invited; bonsai novices, enthusiasts, fans and experts, to our annual fundraising event on behalf of the Golden State Bonsai Federation Collection at the Huntington. The Bonsai-A-Thon features:... Extensive Bazaar Area Bonsai Exhibit by Kofu Bonsai Kai From Twig To Tree Exhibit Bonsai Workshop for Children and Adults - Pre-Registration required at huntington.org/calendar. Demonstrations by multiple experts both days Daily Raffle and Auction Guided Tours 10:00 AM each day Kusamono Demonstation by Young Choe 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Sunday (See separate post for details) Don't miss this fabulous event! See more

Before and after - This California Juniper Was originally from Frank Goya but it came to The @thehuntingtonlibrary from Gib and Elissa Hoxie. It was great liste...ning to and working with @TedMatson during my time there. #firstbranchbonsai #juniperbonsai #californiajuniperbonsai #californiajuniper #mojavedesert #bonsai #americanbonsai #bonsaigram #bonsaitree #bonsailovers # #bonsaifocus #toddschlafer @thebandghost See more