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 dwarf bamboo, or sasa, may look a mess, full of dead stems and burned leaf tips
Halfway through a spring cleanup with scissors and tweezers, having taken out any dead leaves and shoots and leaving only those with just opening spring shoots
The finished sasa bamboo offers a fresh-feeling spring display with only the newest leaves and stems left, which offers a feeling of breeziness and possibility that might entice a spring insect like a mayfly to alight for a rest
Wolf's Birding and Bonsai Blog 