Looking Ahead– New Opportunities to see my work…
This month I will be travelling to Chicago for the Chicago Botanic Garden Art festival. Next Open garden will be Saturday and Sunday, July 27th and 28th-- Feel free to stop by and say hello, have a glass of lemonade, stroll the garden and display area...! August...
It’s Hydrangea Time!
Summer brings with it the special fragrances of roses-- and Hydrangeas! My favorites are just beginning their show, and will continue till well into winter with flowers gradually evolving from palest pink to lavender to blue. Papery flowers stay till next year,...
Summer Bonsai Show and Sale–At Bonsai Akira Studio!
Our summer is progressing with another Open Studio and Bonsai Sale scheduled for Saturday and Sunday July 28th and 29th. Come and enjoy lemonade and music under the big Dawn Redwood tree in the shady garden...! Browse the bonsai for sale and see my personal collection...
Newest of the collection now up in shop–Cupressis sempervirens “Glauca”
This lovely Cypress spent its first few years getting established in the garden. About five years ago I culled it to transform it into a bonsai specimen. Now twelve years old, at thirty inches tall and almost as wide, it is a willowy bluish ballerina in a shallow...
Time for Bonsai! Open Studio coming up!
Next Open Studio event at Bonsai Akira will be May 18th and 19th, just a couple of weeks away! Check the Events tab for address and details. A new selection of bonsai await you-- lots of Japanese Maples, Hydrangeas, Conifers from all quarters of the globe, and other...
Open Studio and Bonsai Sale Today!
Address: 1630 SE Ellis St, Portland. 97202 Hours: 11:00AM to 4:00PM Saturday and Sunday, April 13th and 14th.
Check out my Events Calendar for upcoming shows—
Bonsai Akira will be travelling this spring and summer. Keep up to date on our events-- local open studio dates, and shows throughout the region. Just click on the Events tab on the homepage.Thanks for your interest! Lucy
“Windsong Garden”– A Place of Repose in the City
The opportunity to create a small patio-style garden at the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival in Seattle was not to be missed! With a team of collaborators I was able to realize my dream of a quiet space in the city's most frequented building-- the Washington State...
Northwest Flower and Garden Festival welcomes you!
For the fourth year, we will be displaying bonsai for sale at the premiere Garden Festival in the USA. This year Bonsai Akira will be hosted in the "City Living" area on the Skybridge, with a patio garden featuring a pocket-sized teahouse surrounded with blooms. Come...
Seattle’s Premiere Garden Tour– Art in Bloom– Features Bonsai Akira!
April is the month for gardening enthusiasts to get really excited about touring established gardens for inspiration. Pair that with seeing new work by visual artists and you have an event not to miss! Art in Bloom Seattle is hosted by a garden club in...
Bonsai Akira is Back– at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show!
Again this year, we have been chosen to create a display garden in the "City Living" area of the premiere Garden Festival, in Seattle! Come and visit "Windsong Garden" -- an oasis of tranquility in the whirlwind of gardens that comprise this breathtaking festival. Our...
My newest completion — Coral Bark Japanese Maple
This tree came to me from a local grower who had begun increasing the ramification. Although neglected in hot weather, it has responded to careful treatment with a fabulous rebound. Now in its forever home, new pottery container from Isabelia Studio in the Czech...
Bonsai Akira Announces free shipping!
As part of our new web design, we are pleased to offer our mail order patrons free surface shipping for all items in the store. All items will ship in insulated containers, pending suitable weather conditions at my discretion. We use surface mail to prevent damage due...
Camellia “Rosehill Red” is sure to delight…
Hello, Spring--- This is one of the most delicate and simple of the camellia blooms, with vibrant color-- a rare cultivar! Enjoy the long-lasting display-- characteristic of the strong and vigorous Camellia varieties that thrive in our gardens.
Kokedama for my holiday shows
Here are my favorite specimens for Kokedama, or "moss planting."
California State Bonsai Convention has a new vendor– Bonsai Akira!
Bonsai Akira has been selected to bring trees for sale at the Golden State Bonsai Convention, to be held in Sacramento, California, from October 25th to 28th, 2018. We look forward to sharing some of our best stylings at this event when the local clubs meet for...
Class at Portland Nursery scheduled for Saturday, November 17th.
My next class will cover the elements of creating a bonsai specimen from nursery stock, using root pruning, branch pruning, leaf reduction and wiring. We will review the major styles of bonsai, and discuss choosing a specimen to highlight movement, perspective...
Bonsai Akira featured at Best of the Northwest in November!
Bonsai Akira will be bringing a new collection of Japanese Maples, conifers and rare and unusual flowering shrubs to the premiere Seattle Holiday Show-- "Best of the Northwest." This event will be held at Magnuson Park in Northeast Seattle, on beautiful Lake...
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