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Recently I posted a reply about things to do in Phoenix and had three recommendation, Desert Museum, Phoenix Bonsai Society, and the Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix. Today we found ourselves in Scottsdale visiting with one of my daughters and the grandkids. So we went off to see the Japanese Friendship Garden, which is only 20 minutes away from north Scottsdale.
Once we entered the garden we ran smack into some awesome bonsai and T.J. Marcos of the Phoenix Bonsai Society. T.J. was overseeing the installation of the trees and the guard rail. (btw The PBS was to have a bonsai demonstration tomorrow, yet rain in the forecast regretfully pushed the event to next month.)
The first tree in the exhibit was a real knockout. It is also a prime example of how bonsai hobbyists have given back to the community. This Sierra Juniper, named California Challenge, was collected and styled by Harry Hirao, Ray Thieme and Richard Ramirez in 2007. The pot is by Jim Barrett. The bonsai was gifted by the T.J. Marco Living Trust to the RoHoEn. The tree was restyled in 2020 by Sam Alina and Vince Owyoun, both of, I believe, PBS.
The three trees shown below were also apparently donated by the Trust or PBS. (Sorry I did not get this info exact.)
A good start!
Will have to split up the image the JFG into the next post as there are a few too many for one post.
The gardens are laid out to represent various isolated scenes in Japan. Going around the garden…
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Cheers
DSD sends
Recently I posted a reply about things to do in Phoenix and had three recommendation, Desert Museum, Phoenix Bonsai Society, and the Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix. Today we found ourselves in Scottsdale visiting with one of my daughters and the grandkids. So we went off to see the Japanese Friendship Garden, which is only 20 minutes away from north Scottsdale.
Once we entered the garden we ran smack into some awesome bonsai and T.J. Marcos of the Phoenix Bonsai Society. T.J. was overseeing the installation of the trees and the guard rail. (btw The PBS was to have a bonsai demonstration tomorrow, yet rain in the forecast regretfully pushed the event to next month.)
The first tree in the exhibit was a real knockout. It is also a prime example of how bonsai hobbyists have given back to the community. This Sierra Juniper, named California Challenge, was collected and styled by Harry Hirao, Ray Thieme and Richard Ramirez in 2007. The pot is by Jim Barrett. The bonsai was gifted by the T.J. Marco Living Trust to the RoHoEn. The tree was restyled in 2020 by Sam Alina and Vince Owyoun, both of, I believe, PBS.
The three trees shown below were also apparently donated by the Trust or PBS. (Sorry I did not get this info exact.)
A good start!
Will have to split up the image the JFG into the next post as there are a few too many for one post.
The gardens are laid out to represent various isolated scenes in Japan. Going around the garden…
.Cheers
DSD sends
