Ta-da! The unveiling of the Portland Bonsai Village logo! And since we now have a logo (designed by Jane Pellicciotto)—and there is some vague reality to this wild idea—the time is ripe to tell you a bit more about what is planned for the Village…

For those new to the idea of the Village, it’s a group of bonsai professionals in the Portland, Oregon area who rather like it here and want to share it with others. Most particularly, we’d like to share our backyards, our bonsai art, our teaching, and our love of community with you. And we have several ways to share that with you, all linked together by our Village Tours.

On a Tour you’ll be off on a grand leafy adventure—sort of like a winery tour but with great bonsai. The Tours link one professionals’ nursery to another. You’ll get to choose which studios or nurseries you’ll…