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VanMoch Nguyen

- 1997 - present: Member of Viet Namese Hòn Non Bộ* club meeting in Balboa park and Paul Ekke Building in San Diego County Botanic Garden - Encinitas 
Instructor for members build their own  Hòn Non Bộ set such as: cement tray, rock setting, planting, and bonsais covering on rock...
- Yearly setup booth at SD County fair for competition and exhibition
- 2004-2008: Co- Instructor with Seinsei Phillip Tacktill leading the class in Summer at SD Botanic Garden: Japanese Zen Garden and it’s elements - 4 seasons container bonsai and a 3 day hand on work shop.
One time demo with Lyn Stevenson on aerial Root for ficus banglanensis, ficus nerifollia...
Member of Horticultural Society
Member of SD Camellia Society
Appearance on KPBS Television of program "A 
  Growing passion”

Awards:
- 1st, 2nd SD County Fair
- 1st, 2nd Coronado Flower Show

• Hòn Non Bộ* Vietnamese tradition style: Using 5 element of the Universe such as: Metal, wood, water, fire, earth (Kim,Mộc,Thủy,Hoả,Thổ)
Many of them on display in front of the meditation hall to provide the landscape and water moisture evaporated from the scene to cooling down the heat- waves, who enter the hall. 1/3 in the ground 2/3 above the surface including the fence and usual growing a large Ficus for shade as the main tree with a lot of arial roots and root over rock, reaching the water and on the mountain (beautiful quality rocks) many mud man describe: fisherman, wood cutter, farmer, scholar (Ngư tiều Canh độc ) bridge, water buffalo, crain, monkey and many other type.

Recently when re-located in California, it has been scaled down quite a bit, using smaller bonsai (Shohin) and much thinner flat form as tray
 
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    • Next Meeting
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    • 2023 Spring Show
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  • Education
    • About SDBC Education
    • Beginner's Classes Overview
    • Beginner's Class Schedule
    • Workshops & Skills Classes
    • Study Groups >
      • Shohin Study Group
      • All About Bonsai Study Group
      • Ficus Study Group
    • Private Lessons
  • Resources
    • Newsletter
    • Club Forms
    • Club Library
    • Vendors
    • Photos >
      • 2020 Winter Silhouettes
      • 2018 Fall Show
      • 2018 SD County Fair
      • Spring 2018 Show
      • 2018 Cal Shohin Seminar
      • GSBF Convention #40
      • 2017 Fall Show
      • 2017 Spring Show
      • 2016 Fall Show
      • 2016 Nisei Week Trip
      • 2016 Spring Show
      • 2016 Bonsai-A-Thon
      • 2016 Winter Silhouettes
      • 2015 Fall Show Photos
      • 2015 Nisei Week Trip
      • Bonsai Stolen from San Gabriel Nursery
      • 2015 Spring Show
      • 2015 Bonsai-A-Thon
      • 2014 Fall Show
      • 2014 Nisei Week Trip
      • 2014 July Bus Trip
      • 2014 Spring Show
      • 2014 Bonsai-A-Thon
      • 2014 Winter Silhouettes
      • 2013 Fall Show
      • 2013 Spring Show
    • Articles >
      • Lime Sulfur
      • Bougainvillea Bonsai
      • Soil: It's What Goes in the Pot
      • 'Lyn's Bonsai Soil Mix
      • Back-Budding
      • REBS 2014 Show
      • 2014 Boxwood Dig
      • Club History
      • Club Logo
      • First Show May 1966
    • Video >
      • 2019-2021 Videos
      • 2015-2018 Videos
      • Video
      • More Video
  • Membership
    • Membership Form
    • Membership Benefits
    • Volunteer
  • Safari Park Bonsai Pavilion
    • Overview and History
    • Bonsai Pavilion Trees
    • Stolen Bonsai
  • Looking Back
    • Time Traveler
    • Remembering... >
      • Remembering Big Dave Rochester
      • Remembering Marty Mann
      • Remembering Ko Tsushima
      • Remembering Harry Hirao
      • Remembering Bob Meyer
  • About
    • Overview of Club
    • By-Laws
    • Past Presidents
  • Contact