I just love this time of the year when the bees start to make their visits to my garden. The big attraction over the last week or so has been my Crab Apples and Rhododendron. Caught this one between visits this afternoon.
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Display Benches
I spent a few minutes in the garden today shifting trees about from one place to another. I decided to lift a few out of the Poly Tunnel and move a few more down to my display area beside my living room window. This is what I can see now as I type.
Tall Larch
Not the most imaginative name to give it but it’s what I’ve called it for years. I spotted it on the bench this afternoon with the sun just hitting the foliage. Camera in hand I popped out for a few snaps.
Cut Backs Update
Just over a month ago I chopped back two big escallonia cut backs
A month on and the back budding is in full flow.
Bonsai Blogs for Google Reader
I’ve just figured out how to create a bundle within Google Reader to allow me to share all the bonsai Blog I follow. If you use Google Reader, click on the link below to see my list. 108 blogs in various countries and languages 🙂
Bonsai Blogs
Video Catch Up
I’m trying to play catch up with the video clips I have taken over the last few months. As yesterday was a wet one, I spent an hour or so putting together a clip from a recent visit to a friend and club members garden. Josh was my inspiration when I joined the club back in 1993. His trees were the best on offer even back then. His skills and experience in developing bonsai in open ground are amazing. He is also one of the nicest people you could meet.
Click on the photo below to link to the video clip. Enjoy.
Josh in full flow
Issy Update
Well my little Potentilla purchased from Willowbog in February has produced it’s first of many flowers.
Here’s a few links to other posts about this tree. I should really start to put these together in the my bonsai section.
https://bonsaieejit.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/issy/
https://bonsaieejit.wordpress.com/2011/03/02/little-issy-repotted/
Escallonia
I took a few update photos of my escallonia yesterday. They seem to becoming quite popular with all the collected ones being shown on the forums of late. I have two more ready for collection next Spring and I have a secret one that’s rather special up my sleeve too 😉
I repotted this one back in November. This would bother some people, but I have found that all the trees I repotted early this year have done really well even after the horrible Winter we just experienced. It all comes down to after care and protection, and this is were a poly tunnel comes in handy.
Hawthorn Raft
Another one trimmed back today was my Hawthorn raft. It had put out quite a few extension shoots that needed curtailed before they thicken. I also had to rub off numerous adventurous buds popping in all the wrong places.
Multiple Maples
I lifted a few of my maples out of the greenhouse today for a closer look and to check a few bits of wire added during the Winter. Some had long shoots that were removed. This first one is the sick one I bought last year in order to save it. The roots were in shocking order and the trunk base rotting. Base now preserved and I think it’s putting out strong root now it’s in a nice free draining mix. It’s certainly putting out leaves!
Next up is the Chuhin Maple that everyone seems to love, me included. It has also responded really well to a better mix.
and lastly is my Stratford Trident Maple. I have decided to lift it out of the greenhouse now that the leaves have hardened off. I usually de-foliate this one 2-3 times in the year. As it was repotted, I’ll hold back this year and maybe go for 1-2 times.
Bonsai Eejit 