Originally posted on Sally's Bridge Bonsai:
This is a boxwood collected about 3 years ago by Andrew in the woods. It has thrived in past year and it was time to make some decisions. I repotted to the smallest pot I dared and removed some shoots, wired some others. I reduced the dead wood also and tried a bit of carving. I’ll let it… Continue reading Thick trunk boxwood
Originally posted on Sally's Bridge Bonsai:
Yesterday was a good day for collecting.. Continue reading Collecting larch
Originally posted on Sally's Bridge Bonsai:
I got a chance to scout around the local hills to see if there was anything worth collecting next winter. I found a few that I’ll return to and a few for inspiration.. Continue reading scouting for trees
Originally posted on Sally's Bridge Bonsai:
This pine (Pinus sylvestris ‘Beuvronensis’) has been in my possession for about 8 years. In that time, I’ve made some mistakes with it, but it’s a strong tree and always forgave me. It was once a triple trunk. One of my first mistakes was a learning experience about how far you can or can’t bend thick branches. Gradually… Continue reading Workshop with Peter Warren, September 2018. Pinus ‘Beuvronensis’.
Originally posted on The Fantastic Bonsai:
What is a Bonsai? I’ve been asked so many times and so many ways the burning question- what is a Bonsai? Let me share a secret with you, there is no such a plant called bonsai. Bonsai is an art, a continuously growing and changing art. The meaning of the word bonsai come from ‘bon-tree’ and ‘sai-pot’, it means,… Continue reading What is a Bonsai?
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