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	Arboretum curator lets trees share their stories 05-30-2004 - By Fred Brown - Scripps Howard News Service - Arthur Joura doesn’t look like a bonsai master. He’s built more along the lines of a leading man role in a little theater’s local drama: tall, slim, and handsome. He speaks with resounding authority and commands attention wherever he goes. BONSAI, an Art of Illusion 03-15-2004 - Kennett Paper - Kennett Square, PA While most people would like to slow down or even reverse their own aging process, bonsai artists approach things differently, at least when it comes to their Bonsai - the wonder of living art 04-28-2004 - by Jeanne Viall - Independent Online South Africa There's nothing mystical about growing bonsai, says Gavin Fish, who calls himself "a sweaty jock" who just happened upon this hobby. Bruce Lee and the Art of Bonsai 03-15-2004 - Christian Toto - The Washington Times Bruce Lee films persuaded Mr. Adkins to consider Asian culture in general, and bonsai trees in particular. Mr. Adkins, 52, quickly discovered what others have known for centuries: Delicate but beautiful bonsai trees are worth all the hard work and dedication they demand. Bonsai, the Art of Small-scale Trees, has a Big Following 04-28-2004 - By Hilary Groutage Smith - The Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City, UT Yvette Ungricht lives a noisy life... and that, she says, is the reason she also raises bonsai trees. "The trees don't scream. They don't talk back. It's a peaceful hobby," she said. Cultivating Relaxation in a Hurried Nation 04-28-2004 - By Zuzana Habšudová- The Slovak Spectator - Nitra, Czechosolvakia Dozens of bonsai trees, demonstrations by world masters, and the taste of professionally prepared tea are attracting a growing number of professionals and laymen to the town of Nitra each spring. Bonsai artist Ray Magsalay creates illusions 05-28-2004 - By Susan Cantrell, Monterey County Herald Monterey, CA USA When you enter Ray Magsalay's world of the minuscule, he invites you not to look outward at the vast unknowable, but inward to the soul. It starts in his garden: a forest of 150 tiny trees trimmed to fastidious perfection. A miniature Japanese black pine tree's roots, like octopus tentacles, ensnare a small lava rock; a trio of foot-high Alberta spruces, lined up like toy soldiers, invites contemplation of fairies dancing at their base. Blossom by Blossom Spring Begins 04-23-2004 - By Dennis Ryan - Pentagram - Washington, DC One can walk directly behind the administration building to the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum. Penjing is the Chinese version of Bonsai. The arboretum's collection is the largest in the world devoted to the artistically trained Bonsai and Penjing trees. New Zealand Gardener Thrilled with Gifted Bonsai Collection 05-07-2004 - By Don Farmer, Wairarapa Times-Age New Zealand A Carterton gardener who has been given a huge bonsai collection that had originally been gifted to Masterton District Council is over the moon at having the plants in her care. Councillor Says, "I Told You So" Over Bonsai 05-15-2004 - By Don Farmer, Wairarapa Times-Age New Zealand Brent Goodwin said he was sceptical from the start on the wisdom of taking on the bonsai collection, given to the council by Masterton chemist Rodney Birch, and had made this quite clear. Town’s Bonsai Collection Given to Carterton Enthusiast 05-06-2004 - By Don Farmer, Wairarapa Times-Age New Zealand A valuable bonsai collection gifted to Masterton for eventual display in the revamped park fernery but which instead stood neglected for almost two years in a shadehouse has now been lost to Carterton.
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