Open to Visitors Once More!
Join us for the annual Fall Bonsai Show and Sale— tomorrow! Our fifth anniversary has come and gone while we were in quarantine.. so we’ve decided to welcome visitors one at a time to the bonsai garden. Stroll under the Dawn Redwood, and enjoy a peaceful fall day...
Another Original–“Shishigashira” Japanese Maple
This extraordinary specimen came to me in a collection of neglected trees bought a few years back. I saw dramatic potential then, even half dead, and with burned foliage. Fortunately, Japanese Maples are resilient species, and I was able to refresh the tree's vitality...
An American Original– Buckeye Bonsai
This wonderful tree has taken ten years' development to achieve what I envisioned when I chopped it...! So it is possible to wait for the desired results.... I am not a patient person, but when a vision comes I can find a way to let the tree evolve into its perfect...
Open Studio Cancelled!
Friends, I am so sorry-- Due to a family member's severe health crisis I am cancelling all visitors to the studio and nursery this weekend. Please check back for the next Open Studio date-- to be posted under the events tab.
Acer palmatum “Murasaki Kyohime”– Japanese Maple
This maple features the tiny leaves with pink edging of this unique cultivar. Found in a garden many years ago, it was culled and sat languishing until I was offered it for sale in 2017. I have restored it to full health and discovered its identity by scouring the...
Next Open Studio — and Virtual Sale Going On!
Our next Open Studio is scheduled to take place the weekend after Mother's Day-- May 16th and 17th, 2020. Also, if you'd like to come before then, appointments are available. We will be observing the health protocols issued by the Oregon Nursery Association, to keep...
Bonsai Akira Hosts Open Studio! April 25 & 26, 2020
Bonsai Akira Nursery will proceed as planned with our first Open Studio of the spring season. Following Oregon Nursery Association guidelines for health and safety, and after a lengthy self-imposed quarantine to ensure your protection, we will welcome visitors to my...
Another New Specimen for my Collection– Japanese Quince
Chaenomeles speciosa is well known for its vibrant orange/salmon blossoms and wide branching, giving a rich horizontal focus with exquisite long-lived blooms. This specimen has woken my senses with neat fan-shaped branching pattern and exceptional color. A resilient...
Camellia “Korean Fire”
I have fallen in love! This time with new varieties of Camellia japonica, a long flowering variety which features clear and vibrant colors. Familiar to some as the cultivar "Unryu," japonica camellias have deep vase shaped cups of vivid colors--"Korean Fire" is the...
Latest Endeavour for Bonsai Akira–Showcase at The Remains Gallery in Hood River
Bonsai Akira has the great good fortune to be exhibiting in a group show featuring flowering bonsai, wall art, and accompanying bonsai stands, vessels and other items, in a local and very eclectic gallery in Oregon's prime tourist destination--Hood River. This spring...
The Glories of Maples– Spring Foliage!
While most of us get excited about fall colors on Japanese Maples, those who work closely with them get to know the distinctive spring foliage as it emerges and recognize the tree's species and cultivar by the distinct pattern, texture and coloration of the fine early...
Bonsai Akira is currently only able to accept online orders–
We are deeply concerned not to be spreading the corona virus to loved ones and strangers-- so the nursery is currently closed to visitors to comply with the Shelter in Place mandate of our State Governor. Please be patient as we navigate this new terrain together. We...
Chinese Fringeflower Sizzles in Spring Raiment
This beautiful specimen is actually two dwarf shrubs growing into one design over time. The Lorapetalum is a stellar performer in early spring, sending its halo of crimson above reddish tinged leaves. Evergreen in our climate (zone 7a), Chinese Fringeflower is a...
Winterhazel Blooms in Early Spring!
My newest planting is a beautifully structured Winterhazel-- Corylopsis pauciflora "Buttercup"-- styled in a wide spreading profile and placed in a custom vessel from Bell Hill Pottery in New Hampshire. Here's hoping you like it! I staged it next to the one in my...
Winter’s Joy– Flowering Bonsai Viburnum
Viburnum bodnatense "Dawn" is quite early this year. Blooms are usually set in late January, but this specimen was ready to come indoors in flower in mid-December to grace the dining area. Subtle fragrance awaits the intimate approach as the bare branches speak...
Hyacinth Kokedama now available!
Experience the joy of winter blooming plants in your own home! Kokedama is "moss wrapping"-- creating a basket out of moss for a plant to live in. I have perfected this floral art form and am now introducing kokedama to my available items. Starting with the most...
Christmas brings memories and new traditions
As the nursery grows, we are more eager to welcome visitors-- even when the weather is frightful! So this season we'll be bringing plants indoors to feature winter blooming species, and gentle conifers of the table gracing varieties, surrounded by our latest passion--...
Announcing Free Shipping in December!
Ask for free shipping on all items in stock. The payment button is presently disabled, so please call or email me for any purchases or questions. Sorry for the website difficulties! We are working towards a solution, and hope you will bear with us... With our warm...
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