 David
DeGroot of Puyallup, Washington is curator of the Weyerhaeuser
Company's Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection near Seattle. Dave maintains
over 100 trees and operates an educational program that includes
approximately 30 lectures and two special exhibits annually.
In addition to teaching, Dave has written many articles for major
bonsai publications and is the author of Basic Bonsai Design,
now in its third printing. Although formally educated in music,
Dave developed an interest in bonsai in 1969 while a student
in Milwaukee. Dave's interest in bonsai matured in New Orleans
as an active member of the Greater New Orleans Bonsai Society;
where he ultimately left music to start his own bonsai design
and consulting business. |
