From Marco Invernizzi who made a Facebook group to support a victim of the Japanese catastrophy. http://www.facebook.com/n/?home.php&sk=group_161322040589059&mid=3e87820G3fb7592aG25a835dG7a&bcode=kJ6bWSNQ&n_m=robertbonsai%40hotmail.com “Isao Omachi is the rising star of Bonsai in Japan. He used to live and work in Yamada-cho in the Iwate prefecture with his wife, 2 daughters and…

Just got a reply from Tomohiro Masumi in Kyoto, and there are no influence from the giant earthquake at this part of Japan. We hope other parts of Japan will recover and best wishes to all affected by this catastrophe.

Article published at www.bonsaiempire.com Oscar Jonker asked for an article for publishing at Bonsai Empire. So I wrote an article about Shohin-bonsai pots. I hope you will enjoy it. http://www.bonsaiempire.com/advanced/shohin-pots

Spring is not here yet, but the buds on the Shohin shows signs already on coming growth. Buds are swelling here in the last winter month (officially), and mild weather is here at the moment. Still to early to move bonsai from their shelter in the…

I just launched a re-edited version of my “bonsai display” section at www.shohin-europe.com I hope to share the art of displaying bonsai the original way with you. Bonsai displaying has an out-spring from the Japanese landscape painting, and is clearly connected to the viewing of…

I wish you all a prosperous and happy new year 2011. My plans for the year to come is another trip to Japan in the summer. I look forward to this adventure exploring bonsai and Japanese gardens with two friends of mine. Also at the…

It was time to put the Shohin into their cold greenhouse storage today. Cold nights are starting and wet weather too some days. Frost appeared this night and morning, and the sun added some mood to this lovely scenery too. [slideshow]