On 18 Oct 2004 at 6:19, Nina Shishkoff wrote:

Jim and Jackie Lewis and I were proud to represent the IBC at
Craig
and Anita's wedding, and it was a bonsai-studded event. The
chapel
was decorated, not with flowers, but with bonsai (which Jim and I
had
to lug to the reception after the ceremony!). After the wedding
there
was a reception, and one room held a bonsai display that wouldn't
have
been out of place at a regional bonsai convention! There were
trees,
accent plants and viewing stones. The wedding guests seemed
genuinely
interested, if a little bewildered. Jim went around and judged
the
trees!

We couldn't imagine having anything but trees and I'm glad that the
exhibit came together well. We were up until about 12:30 the night
before setting it up. Nina didn't mention that she brought two of her
best trees which added a lot.

Purely unofficially. Strangely from this non-conifer guy, the 3
top winners were all conifers -- a medium size white pine semi-
cascade, a large ponderosa pine windswept/semi-cascade, and a
shohin juniper (not necessarily in that order).

There's hope yet! And, it should be noted that the semi-cascade white
pine that Jim liked is a Pinus strobus (Eastern white pine) that many
say is not a good subject for bonsai. I collected it in Maine three
years ago. The Ponderosa pine is Anita's and the juniper is one I've
had for several years.

I think Craig
will post a few pics when he and Anita get back from Arizona.

Pics will come soon. I haven't gotten them back yet from the
photographers.

After the reception, we went to Craig's house (Jim and I helped
move
the trees to Craig's backyard: we didn't trust non-bonsai people
to
touch them! Jim hand-carried a 40-lb pine so it wouldn't get
damaged). Of course Jim and I wanted to see Craig's famous
collected
honeysuckles, which were just as amazing as he always claimed.

I'm glad there was time for you to stop up. I'm very proud of my
honeysuckles despite the fact they still need a number of years of work.

Oh, and the bride was radiant.

Indeed she was. Must have been the snort she had just before she came up
from my office! (boy am I in trouble now--hehehehe)

Craig seemed to hold up pretty well, too. ;-)

Yep, for an old guy.

Nina, your society-page botanist.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Bonsaiests
are like genealogists: We know our roots!

Thanks, Jim and Jackie and Nina, for taking the time and trouble to
come. It was very enjoyable to have a few IBC members there. And, the
help moving trees around was invaluable. I would have done it myself
but I was preoccupied.

Craig Cowing
NY
Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37
Back safe on the East Coast where the ocean is on the right side.

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On 18 Oct 2004 at 6:19, Nina Shishkoff wrote:

Jim and Jackie Lewis and I were proud to represent the IBC at
Craig
and Anita's wedding, and it was a bonsai-studded event. The
chapel
was decorated, not with flowers, but with bonsai (which Jim and I
had
to lug to the reception after the ceremony!). After the wedding
there
was a reception, and one room held a bonsai display that wouldn't
have
been out of place at a regional bonsai convention! There were
trees,
accent plants and viewing stones. The wedding guests seemed
genuinely
interested, if a little bewildered. Jim went around and judged
the
trees!

We couldn't imagine having anything but trees and I'm glad that the
exhibit came together well. We were up until about 12:30 the night
before setting it up. Nina didn't mention that she brought two of her
best trees which added a lot.

Purely unofficially. Strangely from this non-conifer guy, the 3
top winners were all conifers -- a medium size white pine semi-
cascade, a large ponderosa pine windswept/semi-cascade, and a
shohin juniper (not necessarily in that order).

There's hope yet! And, it should be noted that the semi-cascade white
pine that Jim liked is a Pinus strobus (Eastern white pine) that many
say is not a good subject for bonsai. I collected it in Maine three
years ago. The Ponderosa pine is Anita's and the juniper is one I've
had for several years.

I think Craig
will post a few pics when he and Anita get back from Arizona.

Pics will come soon. I haven't gotten them back yet from the
photographers.

After the reception, we went to Craig's house (Jim and I helped
move
the trees to Craig's backyard: we didn't trust non-bonsai people
to
touch them! Jim hand-carried a 40-lb pine so it wouldn't get
damaged). Of course Jim and I wanted to see Craig's famous
collected
honeysuckles, which were just as amazing as he always claimed.

I'm glad there was time for you to stop up. I'm very proud of my
honeysuckles despite the fact they still need a number of years of work.

Oh, and the bride was radiant.

Indeed she was. Must have been the snort she had just before she came up
from my office! (boy am I in trouble now--hehehehe)

Craig seemed to hold up pretty well, too. ;-)

Yep, for an old guy.

Nina, your society-page botanist.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Bonsaiests
are like genealogists: We know our roots!

Thanks, Jim and Jackie and Nina, for taking the time and trouble to
come. It was very enjoyable to have a few IBC members there. And, the
help moving trees around was invaluable. I would have done it myself
but I was preoccupied.

Craig Cowing
NY
Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37
Back safe on the East Coast where the ocean is on the right side.

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************************************************** ******************************
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