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As I’m writing this a ship is docking with cartons of Bonsai Heresy: 56 Myths Exposed Using Science and Tradition. The frugal and impatient among you who pre-ordered a copy (some of you ordered several) now have just a little less time to wait. Having received an advance copy last month, I signed it to myself. I wasn’t sure if… Continue reading Bonsai Heresy…(tantalizingly close)…

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Sharing several accents which look their best in the bright washed greens and tentative flowers of the early days of the year- Equisetum, violet and lady fern Slug bait is a near prerequisite for keeping your iris fresh looking and nibble-free Maidenhair fern is a dainty, rather vain early growing accent that appreciates shade At the end of summer your… Continue reading Spring accents—(and seasonal bamboo clean up technique)—

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Several years ago I came across this older trident forest being sold at a bonsai nursery, and was interested in its relaxed, natural-looking lines. The trunks all looked about the same size, roughly, and I suspected we’d be fiddling with it some day to correct that. Earlier this spring we finally got around to correcting the homogeneity of the old… Continue reading Trident Forest Re-imagining—

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If we check in with our natural instincts around beauty, most of us prefer the pristine lake over the muddy swamp.  Those who have been to Crater Lake in Oregon will remember the brilliantly clear water contrasted with the arid surrounding landscape, and it probably struck you as speechlessly beautiful. Wetlands, with their reeds and mucky shorelines—and unknown slimy things… Continue reading On Beauty in Bonsai-