Apr 26 2013

Mario’s Spring Update

As I had the camera out on Sunday I took the opportunity to snap a few of Mario’s trees that I have in my care while he’s away working in Dubai. It’s sort of like proof of Life! 🙂

Jasmine

Satsuki

Japanese Black Pine

Korean Hornbeam

Itoigawa Juniper

Apr 25 2013

Blue Star Juniper

Time to invest a little more time on this little Blue Star Juniper. It was pulled out of my front garden nearly dead and somehow a very thin live vein managed to keep the sap flowing. Over the last few years it has started to fatten and I can start to consider it’s future.

Apr 25 2013

Albino Bonsai!

This is the second year that this shohin Corkbark Elm has produced cream/white spring foliage! It will green up in a few weeks but it is an oddity for viewing.

This is how it should look, my other shohin Corkie.

Apr 24 2013

Mauro’s Garden Video

Well worth a watch.

Apr 24 2013

Rick’s Fern

When I was in Florida a few years back I picked up this little fern courtesy of Rick J who’s bonsai collection I visited. I just love the red foliage. I keep it permanantly in the poly tunnel and it seems to work. I managed to split it in the Autumn and ended up with three. One now resides in Scotland. Pot by Susan Francesca Hunter

Apr 24 2013

Dancing Hawthorn Spring Growth

My Dancing Hawthorn is probably the further on growth wise of all my Hawthorn this year. Still early days structurally but going in the right direction. Pot for training not for life 🙂

Apr 23 2013

Maple Two Weeks On

Just a quick update on my maple after a repot. This is it before the repot.

and this is it now.

I spent about 30 minutes after this photo going over the tree pinching out the growing tips. It even flowered this year for the first time!

Apr 23 2013

Comeback Trail

My Chuhin Maple is now well on the way to making a comeback after the insect attack that saw me lose several branches mainly at the apex. I I siad it would take 5 years to resemble something approaching it’s former quality. That’s one year down, four to go!

Apr 22 2013

Evening Walk with My Better Half

Last Friday evening after a hectic week at work I took a stroll out with by Better Half. Nothing fancy just a walk along the floodgates in Ards. I usually walk in the mornings so it was nice to see a different light for photos.

Tide was out and there was plenty of wading birds about.

Everyone happy,

even the dogs

Only folk not happy were the owners of the two cars in the carpark. Windows smashed and handbags stolen! They were busy complaining about how slow the police were in getting there. The police were two miles down the lough fishing a skull out of the water and looking for the rest of the body. Nice and peaceful!! It’s as well Smudge only found a Tennis Ball! 🙂

Apr 22 2013

Stop Thief Again!!

And this time they took advantage of Walter being in hospital. Oh to lay hands on these people!! This is the tree stolen from Walter Pall and a link to his post about it.