Day: August 24, 2020
Chinese elm forest bonsai – Bonsai South
Walter Pall Bonsai Adventures: Prunus #42
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Deals and Steals
Originally posted on Bonsai NH:
I’ve got some deals, and some outright steals to show you. This haul came from New England Bonsai Garden’s summer sale. I got to meet the owner Ashley, and he and the crew were more than supportive to our blossoming adventure in Bonsai. Here’s what I came home with: Lets start with a nice little Privet . It has a… Continue reading Deals and Steals

Create a Bonsai: Wire Theory and Application
Originally posted on Bonsai NH:
So you purchased (or placed) a tree in a pot.. Now what? Depending on the season of the year, the type of tree, and the health of the tree, the fastest and most satisfying answer may be to put wire on the branches, and to form the branches into the shapes that you are envisioning. Wired and bent branch Wire… Continue reading Create a Bonsai: Wire Theory and Application

August Demo Calls for Creativity
Originally posted on artsofjc:
This month I am to due a tropical demo for SBBK. It will be a Zoom meeting and I have such limited time to present some updates on my trees. I put this PowerPoint together to create some excitement. I will still do a short live stream on working with tropical trees from the host’s garden. I may update this presentation… Continue reading August Demo Calls for Creativity

August Updates
Originally posted on artsofjc:
I have been working on many tropical trees this summer and learning some key lessons about up-potting trees in the summer. Several trees in the both personal collection and client collections were suffering greatly in the heat. Some of those issues were caused due to not being able to transplant in the correct season this year due to COVID restrictions. Liquid… Continue reading August Updates
Writings: Intro
Originally posted on artsofjc:
The Spirituality of Bonsai: A Journal of Finding Peace in an Age of Tyranny By Gerald (Jerry) Carpenter Intro It is cool but bright in the rising sun as I step purposely out on my patio bonsai garden. I have a chair strategically placed looking directly at a tree positioned carefully on two dark milk crates that I set up last… Continue reading Writings: Intro