My constant shadow these days is Maggie, my Springer Spaniel.
Always wants to be at my feet, no matter what I’m doing. Sometimes that means getting a little messy 🙂
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Rocky Mountain Juniper Repotting…
…but not recently! We did this repotting at the end of March, 2014, and like the last couple of posts, I’m playing catch up with things that we did long ago…
The styling of this juniper was featured in a 2012 post: http://crataegus.com/2012/09/04/special-rocky-mountain-juniper-styling/
Enjoy the photos!
Bobby removing the last parts of the box the Rocky Mountain juniper was in. Bobby Curttright is my apprentice, and for those of you who haven’t been following my blog very long, he’s just past the one year mark studying here.
Excavating part of the roots that had some water-retentive mountain soil. If it’s very fine or has organics in there it can hold a lot of moisture, and then roots don’t grow in those areas very well.
Bobby and Konnor hamming it up. I don’t recall if Bobby was intending to bow to the juniper or not. (Were you? )
Beginning to brace the…
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Hosta – Mouse Ears
2014 Nashville Regional Bonsai Expo Photos
A few photos from the 2014 Nashville Regional Bonsai Expo held today, July 12 and tomorrow July 13, 2014 at the Cheekwood Botanic Gardens in Nashville, TN. Great trees, a wide selection of vendors with trees and containers, dynamic demos and workshops and last but not least warm southern hospitality.
Join us tomorrow to see some beautiful bonsai!
Shamrock Accent
Kusamono selection and a few Hostas
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Originally posted on Bonsai & Yamadori from Tony Tickle:
Here are a few Kusamono and Hostas today
Holiday Care Time Again
It’s that time of year when I get a few extra trees in my garden! I’m looking after 3 collections at the minute while friends are on holiday. It adds to the watering time but I must admit that I like looking at something different for a while too. Main problem is space but as long as the hose reaches, Ill cope 🙂
Here are some that arrived this week.
I’ll take a few photos when I get a chance, some haven’t been seen before and are rather interesting 😉
These ones below belong to Ben, and we had the chance to photograph them already.
Berberis
Boston Ivy
Sumo Cotoneaster
And a very tasty Dissectum Japanese Maple with some beautiful leaf colour this year.
More to follow when I manage to get the camera out again.
Blauws Juniper (Part 2)
So by the summer of 2012, largely following my own instincts, my blauws juniper had progressed to look as it does in the first picture
I bought this tree with the intention of using it to improve my skills. I had no grand plan in my head for its final appearance and was happy to take in as much advice as I could get.
In September and October 2012, I was given the opportunity to participate in 2 weekend wiring workshops conducted by UK bonsai professional and Noelander’s Trophy winner Steve Tolley, so I took this tree along.
Steve felt that the large lower right branch was a feature better suited to a tree with a broader trunk base than mine had and recommended it’s removal. I agreed to this, so that branch was removed. The next picture shows Steve carrying out the final placement of the branches on the final afternoon…
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More from Nekotoban
More shohin bonsai from Nekotoban’s blog showing exhibits from Kyusyu Miyabi-ten 2013. There’s far more detail re pots and tree species on her blog HERE.
Shohin Juniper Reworking
Did a little work on this wee one a few days back. Smaller pot required at some point.
Bonsai Eejit 