http://bonsai.toplisted.net Our round up of the top Bonsai news stories of the day on the Top Listed Network Wed, 14 May 2008 04:21:22 +0100 http://bonsai.toplisted.net/news.php#1 http://bonsai.toplisted.net/news.php#1 ]]> About 15 years ago, Barbara Rich?s favorite hobby began to wilt. The avid Loveland gardener developed rheumatoid arthritis, which made her hands too sore to care for her beloved plants and flowers. And to top things off, her new medication required her to steer clear of the sun. But Rich wasn?t about to let her green thumb fade. So she took the garden down to a more manageable size, potting ... The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Wed, 14 May 2008 04:21:22 +0100 http://bonsai.toplisted.net/news.php#2 http://bonsai.toplisted.net/news.php#2 ]]> RICHMOND, Ind. -- Dr. Carl Wooldridge will help people understand how to evaluate a bonsai plant during a benefit Thursday for Circle You Help Center. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Wed, 14 May 2008 04:21:22 +0100 http://bonsai.toplisted.net/news.php#3 http://bonsai.toplisted.net/news.php#3 ]]> The Araneta Center Summer Fiesta which runs from May 3 to 11 combines bonsai and agricultural exhibits at the parking lot of the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Wed, 14 May 2008 04:21:22 +0100 http://bonsai.toplisted.net/news.php#4 http://bonsai.toplisted.net/news.php#4 ]]> KNOXVILLE ? For his 13th birthday, Bjorn Bjorholm received a dwarf Japanese juniper, his first bonsai. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Wed, 14 May 2008 04:21:22 +0100 http://bonsai.toplisted.net/news.php#5 http://bonsai.toplisted.net/news.php#5 ]]> For his 13th birthday, Bjorn Bjorholm received a dwarf Japanese juniper, his first bonsai. The tree soon died, but Bjorholm's interest in bonsai survived. Inspired by his favorite movie, "The Karate Kid," he embarked on a serious study of bonsai and even convinced his father, Tom Bjorholm, to tag along. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Wed, 14 May 2008 04:21:22 +0100 http://bonsai.toplisted.net/news.php#6 http://bonsai.toplisted.net/news.php#6 ]]> BINMALEY, Pangasinan -- Jose ?Bobby? Abarabar, 64, needed only P5,000 when he started his bonsai farm two years ago in Barangay Gayaman here. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Wed, 14 May 2008 04:21:22 +0100 http://bonsai.toplisted.net/news.php#7 http://bonsai.toplisted.net/news.php#7 ]]> ROSALES, Pangasinan -- Even in the next 10 years, bonsai trees would still be abundant in the rocky coastal cliffs of Aurora and Isabela in northeastern Luzon. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Wed, 14 May 2008 04:21:22 +0100 http://bonsai.toplisted.net/news.php#8 http://bonsai.toplisted.net/news.php#8 ]]> It takes hours of precise work and an experienced eye to prepare a bonsai tree ? pruning branches and roots and painstakingly wrapping rigid wire around the remaining branches to shape the tree. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Wed, 14 May 2008 04:21:22 +0100