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EDITOR
Joe Grande: bcieditor@grandesign.net Box 85, Group 20, RR2
Ste. Anne, MB Canada R5H 1R2
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CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Massimo Bandera, Italy & Spain Michael Collins-McIntyre, Canada Thomas S. Elias, USA
Kath Hughes, UK
Min Hsuan Lo, Taiwan Danilo Scursatone, Italy Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia Alan Walker, USA
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VOLUME 54 NUMBER 1 JANUARY/FEBRUARY/MARCH
inside Q1
TOURS, EXHIBITS AND CONVENTIONS
4 Grand Indonesian Bonsai & Suiseki Exhibition By Tom Elias, USA
45 2015 BCI Convention and the 12th Asia-Pacific Bonsai and Viewing Stone Convention and Exhibition: Guangzhou, China
48 National Bonsai and Suiseki Exhibition 2014 in Germany Text and photos by Gudrun Benz, Germany
54 2nd Annual Winter Silhouette Bonsai Expo, North Carolina, USA By Owen Reich, USA
ARTICLES
16 Continuum A Year in the Japanese Bonsai World, Directed by Bjorn Bjorholm Interview by Joe Grande, Canada
29 Our Fascination with Forests: Creating a bonsai forest with the Genotti method By Danilo Scursatone, Italy
34 A Comparison of Mojave Desert and Gobi Desert Viewing Stones By Tom Elias & Hanne Povlsen, USA
PEOPLE & COLLECTIONS
23 Bonsai Art of Bjorn Bjorholm
42 my friend François Jeker: a multifaceted artist
By Solita D.T. Rosade, USA
BOOKS
41 Botany for Gardeners: Third Edition written and illustrated by Brian Capon By Lew Buller, USA
NEWS
64 Hua Fong Bonsai Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan By Malcolm Hughes, UK
68 2014 Orchid and Bonsai Competition & Exhibition: Malaysia By IS Ng, Malaysia
ON OUR COVER: On exhibit at the Grand Indonesian Bonsai & Suiseki Exhibition and winner of the BCI Excellence Award, Wacang is the local name of “Sancang” or Premna mycro- phylla grafted to “Wahong” or Premna salicifolia. The size of this bonsai is around 82 cm, the owner is Inneke from Ponorogo, East Java. Photo by Tom Elias, USA
& Stone Appreciation
2015
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Closing Date
Q1
J/F/M
November 1
Q2
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February 1
Q3
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May 1
Q4
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