I eventually got around to taking a few snaps of this Cork Bark Elm yesterday.
I’m trying to keep a decent record of it through the years to capture how the ramification improves.
It’s field grown tree and this is now it’s 3rd year in a pot from collection.
Grown from a cutting, it’s taken 11 years to get it to this point.
Just spent a few hours in the garage with the Bonsai Baker getting it sorted for this Weekends Bonsai School.
I can’t believe that it’s been a full year since our club started this event. Basically we bring Willowbog Bonsai to us three times a year. The Saturdays are a school based set up followed by a workshop on the Sunday. All the club members get to have a browse through Peter’s pots, tools, trees etc. This is no small thing for us as Northern Ireland doesn’t have anything even remotely approaching a Bonsai Dealer.
Anyway, here’s the garage after a little work, already to rock and roll.
Here’s some more photos and footage taken at the Noelanders Trophy by Hans Vleugels.
I suppose you have to watch Mrs Brown to get that, and to be honest, it’s out of context. When Mrs Brown says, ‘That’s Nice’, she really means ‘Feck Off!!’ In this case it really was nice to read another persons comments about this blog and for them to think enough of it to mention it on their own.
Cheers Mike K.
And here’s a taster of Mrs Brown, one of the few Comedy Programmes that actually makes me laugh out Loud. Strong Language Warning!
Here are two more videos from Jose Acuna’s youtube channel showing Kokufu market related happenings.
.. until the British Shohin Association 6th Exhibition at Willowbog Bonsai. Unless things change dramatically, I fully intend to be there.
Here is the latest report/update direct from the BSA.
Here follows my usual offering of photos taken this morning during my Sunday walk.
To start with, some views from Scrabo Tower
Gorse in Flower
My Usual selection of Fungi, most of these growing on the gorse.
An old Hazel
Birch Bark
Nabari on the shohin tree, Stephen for scale 😉
Bluebells already!!
More Fungi and just check out the shape of the cut stump, truly amazing.
Uro
Being watched
The overgrown sandstone quarry where all the famous Scrabo Stone was quarried from. It’s now home to 100’s of Jackdaws.
A tunnel cut under what used to be the railway line used to take the stone from the quarry.
Scrabo Tower peeking over the hill.
Should that read as Willowblogger?
Ray is one of Peter’s big helpers at the nursery, I would go as far as saying he works harder than Peter 😛
Ray has started a new blog and I thought I would share this with you. Just click on the photo below or find it any time in the sidebar.
Last night was club night and it was great to get out and de-stress a bit and play with trees.
A great bunch of folk and getting bigger by the day.
Here’s the last in the series Bonsai Journey. Some truly stunning Japanese Gardens and as you would expect, bonsai.
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