New Zealand’s Minister of Conservation Shares Surprising Good News

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https://youtu.be/hgWlcF9tQHA When the Minister of Conservation speaks, we listen: Forest mast significantly boosts breeding of rare kākāriki/parakeet New Zealand’s rarest mainland forest bird, the kākāriki karaka/orange-fronted parakeet, is having its best breeding season in decades due to a beech seed bonanza, Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage said in Christchurch today. Date:  17 July 2019 Source:  Office of the Minister of Conservation “It is great… Continue reading New Zealand’s Minister of Conservation Shares Surprising Good News

2019 Open House: Sale, Bonsai & Suiseki Displays, Free Programs & More

Valavanis Bonsai Blog Everyone is invited to visit the Autumn Open House & Sale on Saturday-Sunday, September 7-8, 2019, at the International Bonsai Arboretum in Rochester, New York. In addition to seeing new bonsai creations and additional pre-bonsai we will have seven formal displays of classical bonsai art, that’s in addition to a 20% discount on most items and free programs. To make the event … Continue reading 2019 Open House: Sale, Bonsai & Suiseki Displays, Free Programs & More

2019 2ndUS National Shohin Bonsai Exhibition

Valavanis Bonsai Blog The 2019 2ndUS National Shohin Bonsai Exhibition was held on June 28-30, 2019 at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, North Carolina. The unique domed four story venue covered with marble was also home to the 2017 1stUS National Shohin Bonsai Exhibition and six Winter Silhouette Bonsai Expos held during the first weekend in December sponsored by Steve Zeisel. I’ve never … Continue reading 2019 2ndUS National Shohin Bonsai Exhibition