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Bonsai Inspirations 2nd Edition

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Many of you maybe familiar with the Bonsai Inspirations series by Harry Harrington? He has enhanced the second version of this great book with some new chapters and photograph. All of the two page spread photographs are my landscape photography works. I’m very excited to see my work being published within a great publication. Copies of the book can be… Continue reading Bonsai Inspirations 2nd Edition

Revisit: Shimpaku/Rocky Cascade

Originally posted on Michael Hagedorn:
Revisits are good for showing how bonsai change over time. It’s been four years since we saw this juniper, years in which it’s been trudging along keeping its head down—quite literally, it’s a cascade—and yet making visible strides during those years, too. As a quick recap, the trunk of this tree is Rocky Mountain Juniper and it was grafted with two… Continue reading Revisit: Shimpaku/Rocky Cascade

Refining A Japanese Maple Bonsai By Transplanting

Valavanis Bonsai Blog September 2018 Joe Noga has been growing and training his Shishigashira Japanese maple, Acer palmatum ‘Shishigashira,’ for over 35 years. This dwarf cultivar of Japanese maple has been selected and appreciated in Japan for over 300 years. It is commonly trained for bonsai in Japan and is generally easy to air layer to produce a bonsai. The lovely dark green leaves are interesting … Continue reading Refining A Japanese Maple Bonsai By Transplanting

Annual Spring Festival Details

Originally posted on Schley's Bonsai Blog:
Hey everybody, our January event was super fun but now we are gearing up again for something even better! Like with the winter event, everything at the shop will be 20% off during the festival. And beyond that, we have a weekend jam-packed with things to do! This year it takes place Friday through Sunday, April 5th, 6th,… Continue reading Annual Spring Festival Details

Shore Pine Rock Planting 2

Originally posted on Bonsai Eejit:
Saturday’s study group also got to play with rock. Another Shore Pine being placed on a rock from Lough Corrib County Galway. The tree previously styled. Playing with options. We ended up changing plans yet again and grinding away rock to allow better placement. The rock had a large hole in the middle which had to seal with mesh from… Continue reading Shore Pine Rock Planting 2