Michael was with me last riday night but didn’t manage to get all the wiring done so he popped over on Saturday afternoon and after giving me a hand repotting a Sequoia, we finished the wiring and did a little shaping.
This is the tree before.
And afterwards
I repotted this one with a friend during a one to one session last week.
It had been in this pot for a long time and had been potted in peat by the previous owner. When we got it out of the pot the smell was grim, a stale rotting smell. The pot was also holding a lot of water. There had been no mesh over the drainage holes and we found holes leading up into the root mass and a few slugs gorging themselves.
This is it much later and into a smaller pot.
Sad news today, Harry’s book was my bonsai bible back when I started bonsai in 1993 and I’ll never forget the wacky adverts in the Bonsai magazine.. Notice from the family below, my thoughts are with you.
As many of you may know Harry had been suffering from alzheimer’s for a number of years. Unfortunately his condition had deteriorated rapidly during the last week.
We hope that many enthusiasts throughout the International Bonsai community will have been inspired by Harrys bonsai teachings, artistry, books and good sense of humour.
Letter of condolences may be sent to Greenwood Bonsai Studio.
There will also be an open book of condolence alongside one of his many bonsai creations.
A memorial service wil be held at a later date.
Petra, Corin and Paul Tomlinson
This one was interesting to do.
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After
Information re a bonsai display starting in Dublin today. Click on the Image to visit.
… in the garage 🙂
Some friends came over last night to do a little tree work, mostly repotting, well, that’s not true, it was mostly banter and craic 😉
Not much in the way of good looking accents in February but this little one never fails to please.
I have a number of raw material Larch collected 2 years ago that I’m in the process of doing an initial styling. Hoping to give them some shape and a few months growth before adding to my sales page.
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After
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A few more to do as time permits.
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This little Coal Tit has become a regular visitor to my Living Room window where he is keen to find insects on the window frame. He announces himself with a tap tap with his beak 🙂 He perches on trees outside before launching himself toward the glass.
Some Spring Macro shots, sad that I’m getting excited 🙂
Cedar
Dwarf Iris
Hawthorn
Larch
Fuji Cherry
Crassula from Jose 🙂
Rosemary
Moss on Tufa Rock
Colts Foot
Saxafragia
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