Bonsai Focus (English Edition) - May/June 2018

6 News
Bonsai events, Bonsai Angels, the bonsai LAB
8 Report
The Nöelanders Trophy XIX
11 Gallery
A selection of bonsai from the Nöelanders Trophy XIX
16 Tokoname
Thor Holvilla travels to the ancient pottery town
22 Design sketch
Bruno Wijman sketches options for
Giuseppe Ginnastica's pistachio
24 School of Rock
How to create rock plantings: a basic guide
32 Maintenance
Defoliating trident maples by Andrea Meriggioli
38 Step by step
Janine Droste with satsuki kinsai
42 Rock classics
Masahiko Kimura's famous rock plantings
54 Styling satsuki
A field-grown azalea made into moyogi style
60 Native bonsai
All about the leaves, with Harry Harrington
64 The Phoenix
The pots of Bruno Auvinet
67 Tony's column
Tony Tickle looks at whether there should be a qualification for teaching bonsai
68 The challenge
Gardenia: how to create bonsai from scratch
73 Satsuki feast
The Kanuma Satsuki Festival
76 The bonsai olympics
Jörg Derlien travelled to South Korea to join the winter bonsai olympics