Ogurayama, Part 2

Originally posted on Japanese Bonsai Pots Blog:
Karahashi Homiyabi was born September 5, 1920, in Kyoto. ?Before bonsai pottery, he helped with the family business making traditional Kyo-yaki ware. ?He started his earnest apprenticeship as a potter/painter in 1970 under Heian Matsumoto, and gained his independence in 1975, whereupon he built a hybrid gas/electric kiln and took the potter name “Kiyoumine Ogurayama”. ?Ogurayama entered his… Continue reading Ogurayama, Part 2

#bonsai : Changing to adapt to your environment.

Originally posted on Bonsaiwithromano:
Here is one of my regular visitors. He has been through my garden quite a few times. It’s like the hot dry summer was the perfect breeding ground for chameleons. It’s that or they are attracted to something in my garden. Now just like these creatures change their colors to fit in with the background so to do we have to… Continue reading #bonsai : Changing to adapt to your environment.

Small Trees – Can They Make Big Profits?

Originally posted on AgriTech Kenya:
Have you noticed an advertisement like this? “Bonsai Tree, Desert Roses now available in Kenya, from as low as Ksh 4,500-50,000”. Perhaps you thought: “Bei ghali!” But that can be good news for us if we grow and sell bonsai trees. In this article from the Standard ‘Mombasa mum turns hobby into lucrative Bonsai venture‘, it describes how at the… Continue reading Small Trees – Can They Make Big Profits?

Adam Lavigne on Instagram: “Jesus Brito won the 2018 Bsf Presidents award at the Bsf convention this weekend with his amazing Powder puff. Congratulations my friend!…”

View this post on Instagram Jesus Brito won the 2018 Bsf Presidents award at the Bsf convention this weekend with his amazing Powder puff. Congratulations my friend! #floridabonsai #my#trees #bonsai #45thbsfconvention2018 A post shared by Adam Lavigne (@adamaskwhy_bonsai) on May 29, 2018 at 11:56am PDT Continue reading Adam Lavigne on Instagram: “Jesus Brito won the 2018 Bsf Presidents award at the Bsf convention this weekend with his amazing Powder puff. Congratulations my friend!…”

#newarrivals : Buying a tree at an auction after I said : “I’m not going to”

Originally posted on Bonsaiwithromano:
Saturday was #bolandbonsaikai annual bonsai auction. This year there was a lot less items on auction as the club decided that they will only be selling trees. They took away the scissors, turn tables and other items. The auction started on time and it soon came to light that the people at the auction where not willing to pay for the… Continue reading #newarrivals : Buying a tree at an auction after I said : “I’m not going to”