Another one from Jose 🙂
Took our regular Sunday walk in Belvoir Forest Park in Belfast this morning. It was one of those days when you see unusual things. When we reached the river a seal popped up and followed us for a while, I think it was fascinated by my dogs. The feeling was mutual 🙂 It must be a good few miles up river from Belfast Lough as you can see in the map below. We left the river and came back past it later on but on the other side and low and behold, there it was again.
While we where watching in a Kingfisher flew past, Stephen first even sighting which made it special. Add in some other local wildlife and it was a great walk.
Won’t be walking for a while now as I managed to wreck my ankle in the kitchen on the return home! It never ends lol
An interesting article over on Bonsai Empire. You can make your own mind up.
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…. and a great article series.
I just wanted to direct everyone to this site, the only one that I’m aware of that offers bonsai podcasts in English. I know that Gary is keen to attract other guests to speak on the podcast. Owen Reich, Adam Lavigne and Jack Douthitt are the first to give it a go. If you are interested, why not give Gary a shout.
Also on the site is a great series of beginner articles written by Eugene Howell who has 40 years experience in bonsai and is active in the bonsai community in Florida.
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Another one! Spread the word. This one is a Cypress in a Mo Turner pot.
This from the owner:
Removed from an address in BH postcode (Bournemouth area) between 11:00 on the 24th and 18:00 on the 27th December 2013. The access point was 6 feet above street level through an
8 foot deciduous hedge over an irregular framework of battens shot through with brads, minimal disturbance, we can almost admire their agility. Any information in strictest confidence to Ned: General_ludd@riseup.net
We will not trace your IP address, will consider amnesty for return through third party (in good condition).
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I posted about this Larch recently. It’s the latest addition to my collection. Originally a landscape with a rock in the pot, I removed the rock and have now wired the tree into it’s new shape. Next step will be a repot. I can see a few problems with the roots and fitting them into an appropriately sized pot. I think I have one for the job but time will tell.
This is the before shot
Rock removed
This is it after wiring and shaping. I have removed a heavy front branch that was blocking some of the real character exhibited in the trunk line. A small jin created but this may be removed soon. I’ve just left it for now to consider.A lot of thinning out done and many smaller but overly heavy branches removed.
A slightly different angle that shows the trunk line a little better.
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I did a little tidy up on some late shoots on my Escallonia. This is it before the trim and shows the old front.
After a trim
The new front.
The back showing another live vein
This is a Cotoneaster that Stephen brought to my place a few weeks agao to do a little carving and eventually restyle. It had lost two weak branches at the back and was placed into this tub to regain vigour for the last year. This seems to have worked.
Stephen cover this session on his blog HERE
Yesterday afternoon Stephen came back to do the wiring and styling. We also did a little more carving. This was it before we started wiring.
After some wiring this is the image that Stephen preferred for the tree.
I found this older photo of it from back in 2011
I’ve been asked to share this with you all, makes sense as I have a lot of hits from the USA. This sale looks amazing! It took me quite a while flicking through the photos and checking prices to see what was on offer. If you live near or even can travel for a day, this is well worth a visit. Some great trees for sale, mostly Japanese Import too. Prices range from £20 to $14,000 and everywhere in between. They are obviously priced to sell!
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