Day: December 1, 2019
Cape Bird Club
Update from SARBN – Ross’s Turaco – Google Groups
#My Other Love… Size Matters…
Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Size Matters Most people think bonsai are just small trees in pots, but they can be any size. There seems to be so many different names, too which makes it all very confusing. Japanese classificationRequired hands to move bonsaiApproximate size ImperialEight-handed bonsai60 to 80 inchesHachi-uyeSix-handed bonsai40 to 60 inchesDai or OmonoFour-handed bonsai30 to 48 inchesChiu or ChumonoTwo-handed bonsai16 to 36 inchesKatade-mochiOne-handed … Continue reading #My Other Love… Size Matters…
Bonsai ~ My Other Love…
Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Real, or Fake? On those frequent occasions when my brain takes a hike and I am looking around my office for inspiration, I often find myself studying the items on my desk. One of these is an artificial bonsai tree, although you have to look carefully to realise this. It is a white pine, brought from a specialist company called … Continue reading Bonsai ~ My Other Love…
A Strange and Unexpected Visitor…
Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes It hasn’t rained for nearly two days and I was looking forward to escaping the confines of my office and getting some fresh air. Anita called me to come outside and see something, and she was being very mysterious. I found her standing near my bonsai, pointing to the one on the end of the shelf. I wondered what had … Continue reading A Strange and Unexpected Visitor…
A Moss Tray
Originally posted on Bonsai Iterate:
For years, I have collected moss from places where it grows naturally. To simplify the hunt, I have encouraged a large patch of moss on the north side of my house. The moss that grows in my yard, however, is not the fine-textured moss I prefer for dressing bonsai for a show, and this is sometimes hard to find in… Continue reading A Moss Tray
Some Fresh Air… in the Soil
Originally posted on Bonsai Iterate:
What do you do when you get a tree that is in desperate need of repotting, but it’s not repotting season? I believe there are a number of good answers to this question, and the various approaches these answers represent may each be suited to a different situation. I recently became the new caretaker of a white pine that had… Continue reading Some Fresh Air… in the Soil
The Worst Winter? – Muir of Dinnet NNR
Originally posted on Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve:
“They said there’ll be snow at Christmas, they said there’ll be peace on earth. But instead it just kept on raining…” …yup, with you on that one, mate. We all picture snow at Christmas…or, at least, some nice frosty mornings. But we’re in a maritime climate here in the UK, which means our weather generally isn’t… Continue reading The Worst Winter? – Muir of Dinnet NNR
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