BONSAI FOCUS - English 2014-6 | Page 3

EDITORIAL Who we are Publisher Bonsai Europe Publications Houtrustweg 96, 2566 GJ The Hague The Netherlands Europe: Tel.: [phone] Office hours: 9am - 5pm (CET) USA: Tel.:[phone] Office hours: 9am - 5pm (East Coast) E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.bonsaifocus.com Chief Editor: Farrand Bloch [email protected] Editorial staff: English edition: Ann Scutcher French edition: Patrick Bosc, Matthieu Mavridis German edition: Jörg Derlien Dutch edition: Hein-Dik Barentsen Italian edition: Erika Lakin Spanish edition: Ana Ricart Advertising & Marketing: René Rooswinkel [email protected] Subscriptions & Administration: Marja Heijmink [email protected] Issn UK: 1874 - 6853 Issn US: 1876 - 6137 Price: € 11.50 | $ 14.95 | £ 9.75 © Copyright 2014 Bonsai Europe, world rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher. 3 Six in a row After almost fourteen years of producing Bonsai Focus in its original size, we decided at the start of this year to switch to a larger page format. We took this big leap to give the magazine a totally fresh look. Now, six issues on, we can truly say that we are extremely happy with the result and delighted by your approval. The high quality paper and the larger size make it easy to leaf through — it even folds open very easily. I am now looking forward to a new year with articles once again featured in the big format. Speaking of big, we have finally managed to get Marco Invernizzi back on our pages. He had the chance of working on the very big, old hinoki of Brussel Martin of Tennessee, USA. It’s a special tree because it has been under Brussel's care for more than 30 years. He bought it from a nursery way back in the ‘70s to use mainly for root cuttings. It had been growing in a pot for a very long time until finally this year Marco was able to work on the hinoki, known as 'Big Mama', to make it into a sparkling bonsai. Elsewhere in this issue, Louis Bourdeau continues his travels along off-track bonsai gardens in the Fukushima region, of Japan, which shows the part that bonsai play in the normal daily life of the Japanese. In the northern part of Spain, known as Galicia, inspirational granite rocks can be found easily. Giacomo Pappalardo discovered such a granite stone slab in a field near his home, resulting in a forest planting with home grown pines. No granite for Teunis Jan Klein since he lives in a flat part of Holland with no discernable mountains. Instead he used a ceramic ‘rock’ to plant a fir in a very daring way. Throughout the magazine you will also find lots of small digestible chunks of practical information on wiring to help you along the way. I must mention François Jeker who has so honourably taken over the Expert Opinion series in his own very distinctive style. He will continue to do during the coming year, so go on sending us pictures of your bonsai for his striking design suggestions. Another interesting reader participation item is Garden Visit, which gives us the opportunity of featuring our readers and their bonsai gardens. We’ve been receiving stunning images of your gardens, but we want more, so keep them coming. We are very curious to see what bonsai you have and how you display them in your garden, on the terrace or balcony; we want to share the best so that all our readers can enjoy them. Enjoy the read Bonsai Focus has a co-operation with Kinbon magazine, Kyoto, Japan Translations: Peter Warren Farrand Bloch Chief editor