After sixteen years as Director of U.S. National Arboretum, Dr. Thomas S. Elias retired at the end of 2009. His new book about Japanese and Chinese Chrysanthemum Stones will be publish in the Fall of this year.

March 13th, 2010
Willi Benz received a National Decoration Award from the Federal Republic of Germany. The award is to recognize his exceptional merits in the field of Bonsai and Stone Collection. This is truly a great honor to him and his wife Gudrun.
Willi and Gudrun will be visiting Boston in June, 2009. Congratulations Willi!
April 10th, 2009