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Originally posted on Bonsai Eejit:
I’ve had this little Yew since 2002 when I bought it as raw material. That said, it was in this pot even then. I love the pot, Ian Baillie only makes good ones but after all this time I felt either the tree had outgrown the pot or I just needed a change. This is it in the old pot.… Continue reading Chuhin Yew – Time for a Change

Originally posted on Bonsai Eejit:
Could it be that we could now bring bonsai into the last clubless Provence in Ireland?! Nearly 3 years ago I, on behalf of the Northern Ireland Bonsai Society, helped start the Munster Bonsai Club and a year year the Leinster Bonsai Club. Both are still going strong. Cork and Dublin are the main anchor cities for these clubs and therefore offer… Continue reading Connaught Bonsai Club?

Originally posted on Bonsai Eejit:
This was the most used phrase on this trip away with friends 🙂 Folk getting lost, falling asleep, trying to open their hotel room with a credit card, Getting threw out of the demo for eating mustard dripping hotdogs in the front row, breaking a pot on a trader stand, trying to bluff their way into the priority boarding queue… Continue reading There’s Always One

Originally posted on Bonsai Eejit:
Tuesday was a first session with a new customer. Paul has been doing bonsai for a while but has decided to up him game. I spent the day helping him with a few projects and some repotting. Paul’s garden is pretty special too. Here’s some photos of the day. Continue reading Pauls Place

Originally posted on Bonsai Eejit:
I was asked to work on this Korean Hornbeam and on Wednesday I managed to grab a few hours to get it wired. As is common with hornbeam, many branches had crossed or where curling inward. This was a reset for the tree to get structure back on track. Continue reading Hornbeam Work

Originally posted on Bonsai Eejit:
I collected this spruce back in 2012. After a few years to recover and a little tightening in I had this material to work with. After a little cleaning out. In 2016 after further chasing in some initial primary branch placement was made. In 2017 it got it first basic styling. This was it last week ready for its second… Continue reading Sitka Spruce 2012 – 2019