Originally posted on Odigo Travel Blog:
By ODIGO Contributor Emma Parker My latest voyage of discovery with Odigo led me into the fascinating and complex Japanese art of creating ancient forests less than a metre high, known to the world as “bonsai.” Before setting out on this journey, all I knew about bonsai was that they were trees grown in pots, beautiful but slightly surreal. After… Continue reading From the Cliff Face to the Living Room: Discovering the Hidden Depths of Bonsai

Originally posted on Scratch Bonsai:
All this warmth and rain means that my bonsai material in the  growing beds are running a bit rampant which is great.  Except that the weeds are getting out of hand too.  I’m thinking this is also because of the chicken manure I’ve been spreading.  I may change to a foliar feed instead and that’ll hopefully mean less work weeding.… Continue reading Full steam ahead…

Originally posted on Wigston Bonsai Club:
As Mike said it was a good turn out (a few more trees from other members would have been good). Every member of the public seemed to enjoy our stand. Here are some photos of our display Well done to Frank with is Maple Group who won the publics vote for the Best Tree In Show Continue reading Bosworth Show

Originally posted on Scratch Bonsai:
Well after removing all branching last autumn and leaving a bare trunk, I was happy to see some new buds earlier this spring but unfortunately not enough appeared.  Some at the apex and some clustered around an old wound too low down.  One has popped in a suitable location for a bottom branch so I wired it and am letting… Continue reading Amur Maple Parent

Originally posted on Robert Nocher Shohin Bonsai:
I took this first picture of one of my hawthorns at the start of the season. As I studied the tree I could see that due to the distinct lack of taper in the trunk, it was not going to make a satisfying shohin image. I decided to chop it back and start again. Unfortunately I forgot to… Continue reading Shohin Hawthorn Gets the Chop

Originally posted on Scratch Bonsai:
I’m coming to the conclusion that ‘it depends’.  Depends on the viewer (beauty is in the eye of the beholder), depends on the season, depends on the species, depends on so many things but hopefully I’m learning more with each opportunity to display my trees and view other artists work too.  This is a busy time for the bonsai society… Continue reading What Makes a ‘Good’ Bonsai?

Continue reading Bearsted Fair 2015

Originally posted on Wigston Bonsai Club:
Apols for lateness of report but fortunately others have already contributed on this event.  The Show was our first public display this year.   We had 19 exhibits of which 12 were selected for public voting of best presentation.  There was a great deal of interest from the public and members were kept busy talking about the display and… Continue reading Report on Market Bosworth Show, Leics 05/07/2015

Originally posted on Robert Nocher Shohin Bonsai:
I discussed this Pyracantha stump at some length in an earlier post, which can be found here. It’s a longer term project that was started from the most unpromising material. This is a reminder of how it looked after last years work. and this is how it is looking one year on from the previous picture. My plan… Continue reading Pyracantha Stump Project Update