Join us for a special Kusamono workshop with Young Choe, an internationally recognized kusamono artist who studied traditional art in her native Korea before earning a BS in Horticulture from the University of Maryland. While volunteering at the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, Young combined her artistic background with horticultural expertise, later traveling to Japan to study kusamono under master artist Keiko Yamane, a former student of Saburo Kato.

The workshop will begin with a morning of collecting native plants, followed by hands-on instruction in creating kusamono displays that beautifully complement bonsai. Young will cover plant selection, care, and composition, demonstrating how to arrange kusamono for seasonal interest and year-round beauty, an essential skill for bonsai display and upcoming shows. Cost is $100 per person and participation is limited to 12 people. The class will be held at PPBS member Della Clark’s home in Black Forest (address provided upon signup). Please bring your small pots, wire, hand tools, shovels, and soil screens.