Originally posted on artsofjc:
It has been a very odd time in our lives. 2020 started out with a roar and has gotten more and more complex.  Some bloggers talk about doing bonsai in this COVID-19 shelter-in-place time has been beneficial to their collections, they have had more time to work on their trees. For those in the business of bonsai that has cut two… Continue reading Spring 2020 Olive Preview During Shelter-in-Place Orders

Originally posted on Bonsaiplace:
You are now bitten by the bug and you are well on your way to addiction and now you want to design, bend, shape, cut, wire and do all the other things to expand your growing collection. Yes, there is a lot of art to it, but you can get far by following a few basic steps. I call it my… Continue reading Beginner’s Series: Make a start

Originally posted on Bonsaiwithromano:
As we are nearing the end of the first week of lock down I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. All the trees on my first bench of my bonsai enclosure have been worked on. Suddenly, working on all of my trees during lock down does not seem so far fetched. I removed the wire… Continue reading Day 07 of #lockdown2020: Shaping a Ficus bonsai using the clip and grown technique

Originally posted on Bonsaiwithromano:
Heading into the weekend I worked on the last few trees for the week. You can really start to see the difference in the garden. There is more space and it feels way cleaner than a week ago. If I look at the bonsai trees now I want to work and spend more time with them. Some of the trees that… Continue reading Day 08 of #lockdown2020: Finishing off the week strong.

Originally posted on Bonsaiwithromano:
We are more than half way through our #lockdown2020 in South Africa and we have seen some amazing and innovative challenges coming to light. When you ask people to stay at home and give them access to the internet you bound to be entertained. It almost feels like social media giants were sitting around a campfire trying to figure out a way to… Continue reading How I clean my bonsai tools using every day household cleaners.

Originally posted on Bonsaiwithromano:
A unexpected turn of events is how I would describe today. When I started off my day I did not think that I would be re-potting a tree and doing a thread graft on the same day. Just shows you that life can be full of surprises. I worked on a small portion of my Ficus collection through out the day… Continue reading Day 12 of #lockdown2020: Ficus Mircocarpa, thread grafts and slip potting.