Originally posted on Robert Nocher Shohin Bonsai:
I have a small hawthorn, which was airlayered from the old roots 2 seasons ago. It has been in a training pot since it was separated and is now ready to be planted into its’ first ceramic shohin pot. This is the tree, And here are the pots I am considering at the moment. The first is by… Continue reading Some New Pot Options for an Airlayered Hawthorn
Originally posted on Scratch Bonsai:
Bought this mame Hinoki Cypress (Chaemycyparis Obtusa) a couple pf years ago from a friend who had it upright in a drum pot. I left it initially and then repotted at a new angle to become a future cascade. I’ve left it alone for the past 2 years. Finally I’ve wired the primary branches. Seems to be a fragile wee… Continue reading First styling of a Hinoki
Originally posted on Scratch Bonsai:
Signs of life around the garden the other morning. I’ve started to walk round and inspect things a bit more often, expecting to see buds starting to swell on some plant/tree species. I’m looking forward to some flowers within the next few weeks: European Hornbeam (Carpinus Betulus) Flowering Peach (Prunus Persica) Japanese Apricot (Prunus Mume) Damson Tree (Prunus Insititia) Japanese… Continue reading Swelling Buds
Originally posted on Bonsai Eejit:
This berberis was ready for it’s first wiring. I wanted to give it a first wiring last year but it budded out before I got near it. I wanted to make a few further decisions about trunk selection and get the basic branch structure going in the right direction. A very brittle tree to work with and covered in tiny thin… Continue reading Berberis First Wiring
Originally posted on Robert Nocher Shohin Bonsai:
This Larch, collected in 2012, was styled and put into its current pot in March 2014. Unfortunately I never took a before picture of this one when I acquired it but the collected material needed very little effort to get it to look like it does now. It will be re-potted this year as soon as the weather will allow.… Continue reading Another Larch and a Potentilla Re-wired Today
Originally posted on Wildlife and Words:
It may still feel like summer, and look like summer, but with the advent of September it is now officially autumn and we can look forward to the usual sights and smells of turning leaves and misty mornings. But for birds it has been ‘autumn’ since at least July; as those that were quick to breed (such as Swifts… Continue reading The Marvel of Bird Migration
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