Have you been to the National Arboretum in NE Washington, DC? 10 minutes from the capitol. We were just there three weeks ago. An amazing collection of many bonsai, penjing, suiseki. When we were there, there was a juried show of ikebana. The extrordinary bonsai (several are gifts from heads of state from their personal collections) are in a series of pavillions and gardens, including a Japanese stroll garden, a walled Chinese garden, a Chinese scholar's room and an exhibition hall and open-air display areas for the bonsai. Have a wonderful trip! PS - You might get more responses if you post this in the discussions side of the forum.

moving down Penny

Nice find. Miami and Lei are big growers so hopefully you know a place to buy large containers in a few years.

I have a small-leafed tea planted out this summer. We'll see how it does. Pretty shaded and protected spot.