Henrik - If you are "not young any more" at 27, I am positively ancient!
However, I whole heartedly agree with what you had to say. I have a
"standard" sized lot in a suburban neighborhood and even still had to go to
extreme measures to find space to build outside benches, dispose of nursery
soil, mulch-in trees for the winter, etc. I can't even imagine how
difficult it is in a small apartment in the middle of a city. In addition,
finding a "mentor" that won't charge an arm and a leg to do the mentoring is
nearly impossible. This list has been the next best thing for me - but
hands-on training is difficult over the web ;-)

Jeff Isom
Cleveland, OH / Sunset Zone 39

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Henrik - If you are "not young any more" at 27, I am positively ancient!
However, I whole heartedly agree with what you had to say. I have a
"standard" sized lot in a suburban neighborhood and even still had to go to
extreme measures to find space to build outside benches, dispose of nursery
soil, mulch-in trees for the winter, etc. I can't even imagine how
difficult it is in a small apartment in the middle of a city. In addition,
finding a "mentor" that won't charge an arm and a leg to do the mentoring is
nearly impossible. This list has been the next best thing for me - but
hands-on training is difficult over the web ;-)

Jeff Isom
Cleveland, OH / Sunset Zone 39

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Henrik - If you are "not young any more" at 27, I am positively ancient!
However, I whole heartedly agree with what you had to say. I have a
"standard" sized lot in a suburban neighborhood and even still had to go to
extreme measures to find space to build outside benches, dispose of nursery
soil, mulch-in trees for the winter, etc. I can't even imagine how
difficult it is in a small apartment in the middle of a city. In addition,
finding a "mentor" that won't charge an arm and a leg to do the mentoring is
nearly impossible. This list has been the next best thing for me - but
hands-on training is difficult over the web ;-)

Jeff Isom
Cleveland, OH / Sunset Zone 39

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Henrik - If you are "not young any more" at 27, I am positively ancient!
However, I whole heartedly agree with what you had to say. I have a
"standard" sized lot in a suburban neighborhood and even still had to go to
extreme measures to find space to build outside benches, dispose of nursery
soil, mulch-in trees for the winter, etc. I can't even imagine how
difficult it is in a small apartment in the middle of a city. In addition,
finding a "mentor" that won't charge an arm and a leg to do the mentoring is
nearly impossible. This list has been the next best thing for me - but
hands-on training is difficult over the web ;-)

Jeff Isom
Cleveland, OH / Sunset Zone 39

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Henrik - If you are "not young any more" at 27, I am positively ancient!
However, I whole heartedly agree with what you had to say. I have a
"standard" sized lot in a suburban neighborhood and even still had to go to
extreme measures to find space to build outside benches, dispose of nursery
soil, mulch-in trees for the winter, etc. I can't even imagine how
difficult it is in a small apartment in the middle of a city. In addition,
finding a "mentor" that won't charge an arm and a leg to do the mentoring is
nearly impossible. This list has been the next best thing for me - but
hands-on training is difficult over the web ;-)

Jeff Isom
Cleveland, OH / Sunset Zone 39

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In a message dated 1/20/2004 2:03:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:

. I can't even imagine how
difficult it is in a small apartment in the middle of a city. In addition,
finding a "mentor" that won't charge an arm and a leg to do the mentoring is
nearly impossible.

I suppose we are very fortunate here in Florida but we have a number of
clubs with members who are willing to help each other.
I have had personal help from a number of masters that were brought in by
the BSF as well as club members with a great deal of experience.
Billy on the Florida Space Coast
BSF Annual Convention May 28 - 31, 2004 Radisson Hotel, Cape Canaveral,
Florida
Sponsored by The Bonsai Society of Brevard and the Treasure Coast Bonsai
Society
http://www.bonsaisocietyofbrevard.org/2004/2004.html

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