Category My Bonsai

Mar 15 2011

Maple Moment

I had a Maple moment today when, during a brief period of sunshine, I walked into the greenhouse to check on the watering. I was greeted by buds that had pushed quite a bit in the last few days. The sun on the spring colour was nice to behold.

Trident Maple

Trident Maple

Trident Maple

Japanese Maple

A few others in the garden caught my eye too.

Japanese Larch

Hawthorn

Moss seed heads

Emerging Flower bud on a Cotoneaster.

Mar 14 2011

Brass Neck – Urban Yamadori

After looking at this Japanese White Pine in someone’s garden for the last year and a half, I plucked up the courage [brass necked it] and knocked the door. The lady of the house was home and seemed amenable to me replacing it with a Japanese Maple from my own garden. The Maple is nice but not suitable for bonsai and I have others. This Pine, if it survives could make an interesting tree to play with over the next 10-15 years.

I now have to wait for the husband to give the OK. Fingers Crossed 🙂

Mar 12 2011

Root over Rock Cotoneaster

I repotted this one a few weeks back and it’s come into leaf very quickly. Flower Buds can even be seen 🙂

Mar 12 2011

Ceanothus one week on

One week after collection and buds are already appearing on my Ceanothus. The higher temperatures in the poly tunnel must have done the job.

This bud is very adventurous being well down the tree. Bodes well for back budding.