Originally posted on BONSAI WALES:
by bonsaibry http://ift.tt/1RlEUEq Continue reading #Shohin #CorkbarkElm #Bonsai Fresh repot was due. Had this pot for 4yrs, just fits this little tree perfectly. Love the pot and I love the combination. #bonsaipot #bonsaiart #BonsaiWales

Originally posted on British Shohin Bonsai:
Well folks, it’s the final countdown.  Spirit of Shohin 2016 is a mere week away from us. In case you’ve been on a lunar mission or stuck in a traffic jam (I’m told on the M25 that’s pretty much the same thing) for the last few months, here is a quick resumé: Spirit of Shohin is the flagship exhibition… Continue reading The Final Countdown

Valavanis Bonsai Blog The next two days were filled with demonstrations by bonsai artists from China, Taiwan and the United States. Additionally, two stone lectures were presented by authorities from China and the United States. Photos of all the demos were not taken. I was kind of preoccupied with my missing suitcase containing tools which only arrived six days late and two hours before my … Continue reading 2016 Philippine/BCI Convention– Part 4 (Final)

Valavanis Bonsai Blog Lorapetalum On the way home from Manila I planned a short visit to Japan. It’s been 46 years since I’ve seen early spring in Omiya Bonsai Village. There is no way I could simply travel through Tokyo’s Narita Airport and not get off the plane to see bonsai. But, because of flight problems with United, I got stuck in Guam for six … Continue reading An Early Spring Visit To Omiya Bonsai Village

Originally posted on Hermanus Bird Club:
? Most people derive immense pleasure from watching birds devour food they have supplied. Feeding birds also has the undeniably positive spin-off that it may start many people on a life-long interest in birds. But, in reality, is feeding birds doing them a favour or does it merely serve to gratify our own human pleasure? This question is asked… Continue reading Feeding garden birds – good or bad?

Originally posted on BONSAI WALES:
Another fantastic show in Swindon over the weekend. Met lots a people down there, having a good look round the trees and sales areas! Please enjoy a look at the galley: might see you there next year!!! Continue reading Swindon 2016 Winter Image Show

Originally posted on Nebari Bonsai:
All things roughly equal, I decided to test the condition of the roots of these two Chinese Quinces; both 3-year-old cuttings, dug in March ’15, and severely headed back; both above and below. They’re both in roughly the same volume of soil, but here’s the difference: White pot has soil that is bark, lava, turface, 1:1:2 Blue pot has soil… Continue reading Soil test

http://shohinblog.com/2016/03/14/why-a-bonsai-should-look-like-a-bonsai/ Continue reading Why a bonsai should look like a bonsai – Morten Albek – Shohin Bonsai blog