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Bonsai Collections
The miniature masterpieces that we call bonsai and penjing are the pinnacle of gardening skill, and the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum has one of the largest collections of these timeless trees in North America.

Bonsai Questions and Answers
I bought a small bonsai and have had it in my living room for several months. Many bonsai, such as those crafted from junipers and maples, cannot live very long in the low light and high temperatures found indoors.

U.S. National Arboretum: Gardens: Bonsai Lime Sulphur
The dead branches of a bonsai, called jin, and exposed wood, called shari, are characteristics associated with the driftwood style of bonsai. As a tree's bark is slowly worn away by the elements, its wood is bleached by the sun over hundreds of years.

U.S. National Arboretum: Gardens and Collections: National Bonsai & Penjing Museum: A Celebration of Ikebana
In conjunction with the exhibition, demonstrations of ikebana were given by the chapter’s highest ranking teachers. In addition, ikebana practitioners rely on quality cut flowers and branches, and the arboretum’s research includes work on enhancing the types and production of both.

U.S. National Arboretum: Gardens and Collections: National Bonsai & Penjing Museum: Ikebana FAQs
By the 15th century, the Japanese had begun displaying flower arrangements in their homes, and the practice of flowering arranging became associated with specific rules and styles, which were further formalized as schools, each one associated with specific compositional and iconographic objectives: In “classical” schools, lines and nature are paramount; in some modern schools, individual creativity is more important.


Bonsai
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Country Market Nursery
Mechanicsburg,  Pennsylvania  (PA)  17055
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Esbenshade's Garden Centers
Lititz,  Pennsylvania  (PA)  17543
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Master Nursery 

John Shelley's Garden Center & Nursery, Inc.
Felton,  Pennsylvania  (PA)  17322-8522
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Primex Garden Center
Glenside,  Pennsylvania  (PA)  19038
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Stan's Garden Center
Erie,  Pennsylvania  (PA)  16510
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Master Nursery 

Trax Farms, Inc
Finleyville,  Pennsylvania  (PA)  15332
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Master Nursery 

Waterloo Gardens, Inc.
Exton,  Pennsylvania  (PA)  19341
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Garden Centers of America  Plants That Work 

Gardenalia
Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania  (PA)  15206-3913


Henninger Nursery Inc
Kempton,  Pennsylvania  (PA)  19529

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Johnston the Florist
Uniontown,  Pennsylvania  (PA)  15401-2248


Johnston the Florist & Greenhouses
North Huntingdon,  Pennsylvania  (PA)  15642


Nature's Way Nursery
Harrisburg,  Pennsylvania  (PA)  17112


Rosade Bonsai Studio
New Hope,  Pennsylvania  (PA)  18938-9634