Arboretum Bonsai Garden

The bonsai collection is a partnership dedicated to the preservation and advancement of bonsai in the central valley.
Arboretum bonsai garden. Its 446 acres include world famous collections of azaleas bonsai and penjing dwarf conifers and much more cared for by staff and over 140 volunteers. The bonsai garden officially opened its doors with a grand opening celebration on october 17 18 2015 at the shinzen friendship garden in woodward park fresno california. Established in 2005 the arboretum s bonsai exhibition garden is a world renowned garden that can host up to 50 bonsai specimens at a time. The bonsai exhibition garden established in october 2005 the north carolina arboretum s bonsai exhibition garden is a world renowned garden that hosts up to 50 bonsai specimens at a time.
Represented are traditional asian bonsai subjects such as japanese maple and chinese elm tropical plants such as willow leaf fig and bougainvillea and american species such as bald cypress and limber pine. A search feature will allow visitors to explore the collections and other features learn about available visitor. The national bonsai foundation in partnership with the u s. The bonsai welcome garden or yokoso niwa is inspired by japanese bonsai and moss gardens.
National arboretum mobile app will help guests navigate the vast grounds of the arboretum via a digital map. Visit often to see the bonsai and gardens change through the seasons. Garden fair is a huge plant and garden supply sale with dozens of vendors of high quality plants including annuals perennials small trees shrubs boxwood bonsai and more. National arboretum in washington dc.
The garden represents a landscape of mountains symbolised by the large rocks with a dry river bed flowing between them. Visiting the national arboretum click here for hours. National arboretum the national arboretum is a garden a park and a research institution part of the usda. They are designed to prime the viewer for a calming experience surrounded by the finest selections of flowers and foliage.
The museum s gardens are more than a beautiful backdrop to the bonsai. The key to successful winter storage is to make sure that the plants are fully dormant before they go in and that they come out before they show any signs of growth. National arboretum is honored to provide financial programmatic and curatorial support for the u s.