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Top left, top right, middle left and bottom left; The vendor area at the Cup o ered visitor top quality trees, interesting display accessories and unique works or art.
Middle right; Artisan Cup hosts and organizers, Chelsea and Ryan Neil
Bottom right; Ryan and Chelsea Neil award The Artisans Cup trophy to Randy Knight for his Rocky Mountain Juniper.
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sneak a peak of the trees, but I refused to look. For me, the walk was more like walking across the stage at my graduation, like watching my bride walking down the aisle, or seeing a child take their rst steps. For me, this show was going to be like those rst steps a er which bonsai was never going to be the same again, nor would I. As I turned the corner the exhibit opened up
to me. I immediately remembered the rst time I ever saw a bonsai and all the magic and wonderment that I felt. e trees had been professionally lit with narrow spots to artistically showcase each individual tree. ey practically glowed on their stands; giving the feeling of walking through a high canopy forest with ltered sun and beams of sunlight so ly landing on
