If you're designing a bonsai garden

[rockm]

Read this about the redesign at the National Arboretum's bonsai garden. Some interesting tidbits in there--underlying stands reflecting heat, need for removable barriers to allow big trees to be moved, etc.

BTW, this is linked on the NBF's website under "media"
https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...3891734/LAM_04Apr2018_Fore-Gardens-Bonsai.pdf

 

[queenofsheba52]

Interesting, thanks for the link.

 

[Michael P]

Pardon me for the boast about my own profession, but this is just one example of what landscape architects do.

 

[Nicholas Box]

Pardon me for the boast about my own profession, but this is just one example of what landscape architects do.

Maybe you have some other cool resources to link?

 

[Wilson]

It really sounds like an amazing place, you're lucky to be so close! Very cool to read how all things related to bonsai were thought out, cause we all know it's more complicated than it seems.

 

[pback]

+1 to @Wilson ’s comment, very lucky indeed.

I have a trip to DC coming up later in the year, and a trip to the National Arboretum is at the top of my to do list.

 

[just.wing.it]

I hope those trees are getting their needed attention during the shutdown.....I would assume they have to be.

 

[rockm]

I hope those trees are getting their needed attention during the shutdown.....I would assume they have to be.

The collection is a joint project, run primarily by the National Bonsai Foundation. The USDA, which oversees the National Arboretum, was shutdown. The Arb and the bonsai collection were closed to the public during the month-long hiatus. I don't know the mechanics of how the NBF works, I know that "gifts" like donated help, can be extremely affected by the shutdown. It's illegal for agencies to take on outside help for free without special dispensation. They have "essential employees" that take care of stuff.
https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2018/12/what-happens-to-parks-and-plants-during.html