Day: July 18, 2020
Jonas Dupuich Tells Us About ‘The Little Book of Bonsai’: Guest Post
Originally posted on Michael Hagedorn:
By Jonas Dupuich Some time ago, Michael Hagedorn suggested that he and I swap posts to share the stories of why we wrote our respective books: Bonsai Heresy in Michael’s case, and The Little Book of Bonsai in mine. Jonas Dupuich and a pine he wired in Japan I’d known about Michael’s interest in debunking bonsai myths for years, but… Continue reading Jonas Dupuich Tells Us About ‘The Little Book of Bonsai’: Guest Post
Watch Our Spring Seasonal-lite Trailer~
Originally posted on Michael Hagedorn:
For the past two months we’ve been filming for our first online course, the Spring Seasonal-lite, which launched this past weekend to sold-out couches. To get a feel for the course, please watch our trailer: https://youtu.be/qqOHWOxU2ss We’ll offer the Spring Seasonal-lite one last time next weekend, June 13th and 14, 2020. More! More! We’re not yet done with our online course offerings… Continue reading Watch Our Spring Seasonal-lite Trailer~
Bonsai Heresy’s Chapter 25 and Last Summer Pruning Date
Originally posted on Michael Hagedorn:
Chapter 25 of Bonsai Heresy is about the mistaken notions of avoiding nitrogen in our fall fertilizing by using 0-10-10. The problem it is trying to correct, frost damage from still soft shoots, is more often a mis-timed pruning in the summer. This is easiest to see in deciduous trees, which may be pruned in late spring / early summer… Continue reading Bonsai Heresy’s Chapter 25 and Last Summer Pruning Date
Alaska Yellow Cedar—Styling, Potting, and Refinement
Originally posted on Michael Hagedorn:
This tree was a gift. I’d not worked with the species before, Cupressus nootkatensis, and my friend Anton Nijhuis knew this and left one in 2016 that he’d collected, saying, ‘Have fun!’ And we have. In 2017 we styled his gift. The strength of this species is marvelous. It grows much like Hinoki, and can actually be trained as one, pinching the… Continue reading Alaska Yellow Cedar—Styling, Potting, and Refinement
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Tree Swallow
Originally posted on nature has no boss:
A Tree Swallow takes a break form their aerial acrobatics and hangs on tight along the fence line on a windy summer afternoon.Watching these birds forage on small flying insects is something we nice tire observing. Continue reading Tree Swallow
Evening Swim
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A Western Grebe swimming silently into the wonderful evening light. Continue reading Evening Swim
On an lichen covered post
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A lichen covered post seemed a suitable perch for this sparrow. Shades of brown, gray and orange all similar yet all distinct. Continue reading On an lichen covered post
Female Yellowthroat
Originally posted on nature has no boss:
We spotted this Female Common Yellowthroat quickly moving in and out of the bushes while on a morning walk. While we most often see the males perched out in the open singing we very rarely have seen the female out in the open like this. She only stayed for a minute or two then flew off into a… Continue reading Female Yellowthroat
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