Telos of a Bonsai with Josh Vanderplate
What is the future of a tree? Are we a part of that tree’s future? Does the destiny of a bonsai artist manifest or is it predetermined? Josh Vanderplate is exploring these and many other questions in ...
15 Okt 1h 21min
Bonsai Banter with Sam Tan and Addison Galambos
Long-term student and friend of Mirai, Sam Tan, was in the garden for a week of collaborative study. Anytime Sam is around there is guaranteed thought provoking discussion. But when you combine Sam’s ...
1 Okt 2h 7min
Podocarpus Down Under with Hugh Grant
As bonsai professionals we are often isolated in our own echo chamber and islands of thought working away on projects and the challenge of making a living at this obscure art form. That’s not to compl...
16 Sep 2h 32min
The Bonsai Hostel with David Cutchin and Steve Varland
There’s never a dull moment at Mirai. But one of the most beautiful aspects of the hustle and bustle in the garden is getting to spend time with traveling bonsai vagabonds crossing the country to keep...
26 Aug 2h 16min
Summer Soapbox Session with Brock and Brandon
The summer at Mirai has been as lively as any season in the past 16 years of the garden and company. Ryan and his team had an incredible session with students, guests from across the country, and a si...
12 Aug 1h 54min
Bonsai in the High Desert with Jon White
Every pocket of the country has someone passionate about bonsai adapting their practice to the particulars and extremes of the environment. It’s one of the great marvels within the art form, the human...
5 Aug 1h 38min
Ryan Clumpner
You never know where a cup of coffee and a conversation amongst two friends can go. On a recent Saturday morning, following the final class session of the summer, Ryan Neil and longtime friend and Mir...
29 Jul 46min
Living the Garden Life with Goodland
Life is what you make it. For Craig and Kendra Pearce moving into the wilds of Bone Island off the coast of British Columbia was a gesture of intention to change the way they interact with the natural...
8 Jul 1h 7min
