I know bonsai clubs are not for everyone. However the NIBS has given me a lot of help and satisfaction over the 19 years I’ve been a member.
Tonight’s meeting will be interesting as I haven’t a clue how many will actually turn up. January is usually one of our busiest nights for some reason but tonight we have protesters and civil unrest in Belfast. So I have no doubt that many will avoid any possible trouble. I however, will there 🙂
I’m on the European Bonsai Forum among many others. I tend to read and lurk more than post there. Something I should Try and do something about!
I felt compelled to share a link to this post titled ‘Enrico Savini. Progetto futuro bonsai school’ I’m pretty sure everyone can read it without being an enrolled member. That said, it’s worth signing up to for those of us with Native European species.
Why am I sharing a link to this post? Simple, It is refreshing to read an honest account of bonsai in Europe. Enrico’s thoughts on Yamadori, tree pricing really struck a cord with me.
Don’t take my word for it, read it for yourself. Just click on the image below to visit the post.
That’s the boat booked for our trip over to Willowbog Bonsai on 25th January for the Ryan Neil Demo and Workshop.
Looking forward to getting over there and seeing some old friends and a few new ones to boot. Funny this internet carry on. I chat with folk every day who I’ve never met. It’s always interesting to actually meet them in the flesh and see if they match up with who you thought they were 🙂
I have my driver lined up, Phil is taking his van over as both our workshop trees are rather on the large side, however they might not be on the way back. If you follow this blog, you all know Phil ‘The Fingers’ Donnelly.
Joining us as a passenger on his first trip to Willowbog is Ben. I’m not sure he’s wise getting into a van for a long drive with Phil as these two constantly banter when together. I think I’ll have to sit in the middle 🙂
Ben will be gutted when he realizes that the chance of getting a mobile phone reception at Willowbog is practically zero! I think his expression will be similar to this 🙂
Or this 🙂
The children playing together 🙂
Enough about that pair, what I’m looking forward to is a good walk around Peter’s benches to get another look at some great bonsai.Here’s a gallery showing my last visit.
Interesting snapshot on video of Peter Warren grafting a maple. It says field maple on the video but it looks like a field grown Japanese maple to me. May be they mean’t field grown maple.
But hey, I could be wrong, I often am 🙂
Youtube video uploaded by Sebastijan Sandev showing the pruning carried out on a chunky Trident to take it back to it’s former glory.
Not much happening this week other than some major computer issues!!!
Anyway, I did manage to snap a few photos of some wild birds on a feeder through a window, hence they are a little fuzzy.
Photos include Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Redpoll, Gold Finch, House Sparrow.
Shimapku, The Unexpected Surprise
It was just another work day at Mr. Moriyama’s garden in early December and the weather was starting to get cold. Mr. Tanaka and I spent most of the first half installing thick plastic over the hoop house in the back of the yard. With us was Mr. Tohru Suzuki and his apprentice Mr. Takuya Suzuki of Daiju-en. After finishing the grunt work, we started to do some maintenance work on a couple of trees which consisted mainly of cleaning since we were only there for the morning. As I was working, I could hear Mr. Tanaka, Mr. Tohru Suzuki talking to Mr. Moriyama about something in Japanese. I picked up words here and there but didn’t much pay attention and kept my focus on the tree in front of me.
After we finished our work that morning, I wondered around the garden admiring many of…
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What is a yamadori bonsai? What is a pot-grown bonsai? Here are a few simple definitions:
A yamadori was crafted over a very long time by the elements, by it’s location in nature. These birth marks are what make them so extraordinarily special when we make bonsai from them. A pot-grown tree, on the other hand, has been crafted by hand from its beginning. Old pot grown trees tend to have clear evidence of styling choices that date way back to its beginnings as a young plant, partly obscured by time in a pot.
Why are these distinctions important? Other than being able to tell one from the other, why should we care? It is just a labeling system. Nothing more.
Or is there something more?
If you take a minute, you may notice…
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Took a few snaps of the forest while we were sizing it up for a Spring repot onto a slab. Paul B and Bob B should recognise the slab 🙂 A few adjustments to be made before we make the move.
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