‘Like a bonsai candy store’
Where else will you find a four-day extravaganza devoted to the small, twisted and old? The California Bonsai Society’s 50th anniversary show kicks off today in Garden Grove, drawing collectors from Asia, Europe and Latin America, some of whom will pay $40 to $300 to join one of 18 workshops. The event, after all, is billed as an unusual chance to get hands-on experience with high-quality plants, propagated and shaped by master growers, some coming from Japan. More than 60 elaborate displays will be complemented by a vendors’ area with plants and tools of the trade: handcrafted steel tweezers, trunk splitters, branch benders and knob cutters. Says Lindsay Shiba, president of the California Bonsai Society: “It’s like a bonsai candy store.” Crowne Plaza Resort, 12021 Harbor Blvd. Information: (714) 738-0879.
— Jeff Spurrier
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