Sep 3 2013

Fly Eater Accent

Not flowering at the moment but this little carnivorous plant has had a good year and is feeding well by the look of all the little dead flies stuck to the leaves 🙂

Sep 2 2013

Around the World in 80 Gardens

For those of you in the UK or who have access to BBC IPlayer, here’s a link to an episode of Around the World in 80 Gardens, this one looking at Chinese and Japanese Gardens.

Around the World in 80 Gardens

Sep 2 2013

Heather

These little heathers were collected from a bog last year and are coming on nicely.

Sep 1 2013

Autumn’s Coming

Hinting a little at Game of Thrones here, but what I’m trying to convey is that I’m seeing signs of Autumn a little earlier this year. A cold Spring followed by our best Summer in a long time seems to have accelerated things a little.

And this Parthenocissus was a little gift from my friend Ben, lovely colours.

Aug 31 2013

Bonsai Event – Netherlands

I am always happy to promote shows, exhibitions, workshops, etc, here and this one even more so as it’s for Harry, my European scout/photographer 😉

Poster below with all the details, free entry and free workshops, I wish I could get away to see some of these, maybe in a few years when things quieten down a bit 😉

Aug 31 2013

Guest Appearance

I have always said here that if any of you are in the area on holiday, feel free to give me a shout and pop in for a visit and a chat. Well Nathaniel did just that. Born here in Belfast , and moved to Canada when he was ten, he was back to attend a wedding and catch up with family. As usual with these family holidays, time flies in and he just managed to squeeze in a quick trip to my place.

Nat is a big lover of the videos I post on Youtube and when he saw the club sign in my garage, he was keen to get a snap. He’s a recent addition to the Toronto Bonsai Society himself.