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Originally posted on Michael Hagedorn:
The instinct to seal a recent cut is reflexive. Selective application may speed up our work, however, and economize sealant. In Bonsai Heresy I cover the arguments before and against cut sealants, on page 216. Although I cover the differences between bonsai and arborist techniques—and that both are right for their purposes—one thing I don’t touch on is cut size.… Continue reading How Large A Cut Needs Sealant?
Originally posted on Robert Nocher Shohin Bonsai:
Everyone likes a good before and after sequence and this is one of my best. This post plots the journey of one of my shohin hawthorns from the proverbial stick in a pot to a prize winning bonsai in 6 years. The original material was collected from my garden in 2008. I didnt do much to it, apart… Continue reading My Favourite Shohin Hawthorn
Originally posted on Robert Nocher Shohin Bonsai:
This is an update and expansion of a post first published in 2019 Forsythia is one of my favourite garden shrubs, the yellow glow of their flowers on bare stems in Spring is magnificent. Although they are still quite rare as bonsai, when you do see one in flower you can’t fail to be impressed by them. I… Continue reading Shohin Forsythia Progression
Originally posted on Robert Nocher Shohin Bonsai:
If you come from Scotland, anything over 20 degrees centigrade is considered too hot. We’re not built for hot weather, however the trees love it and respond by putting on lots of new growth, which has to be kept in check regularly with the pruning scissors. This is a task I enjoy at a leisurely pace as it… Continue reading It’s Summer in Scotland and it’s hot
Originally posted on Something Over Tea:
These photographs were taken in the Hout Bay – Llandudno area: I enjoy the rippling of the sand on this dune. Even a dead crab causes the sand to form a pattern around it. A child’s footprints on the wet sand make an appealling pattern. The curl of low-tide waves before sun set. A view of Hout Bay from… Continue reading SOME SEASCAPES
Originally posted on Something Over Tea:
The common name for Ficus lutea is Giant-leaved Fig. Some specimens have been measured growing up to 25 m in height with a spreading crown spanning 30 to 45 m in width. This tree was photographed near the reception of the Addo Elephant National Park. The bark is relatively smooth-textured and dark grey to brown in colour and the… Continue reading FICUS LUTEA
Originally posted on Something Over Tea:
The East Fort Battery was constructed in Hout Bay 1782 – 1783 by the French Pondicherry Regiment, who had taken control of the Cape in 1781 from the fourth Anglo-French War. The site includes four ruined buildings and a battery of eight 18 pounder guns. It is known that these guns were used on 15th September 1795 to foil… Continue reading EAST FORT HOUT BAY
Originally posted on Something Over Tea:
A number of wild flowers brighten up the Eastern Cape landscape during the year. A small, yet bright, flower that grows in the grasslands and blooms intermittently throughout the year is the very pretty Jamesbrittenia microphylla, also known as purple phlox: I count myself fortunate to see examples of Tritonia securigera, or orange tritonia, as they often appear as… Continue reading SIX EASTERN CAPE FLOWERS
Originally posted on Something Over Tea:
We were parked next to a waterhole watching a variety of water birds and keeping an eye on a Pale Chanting Goshawk that had alighted in a tree nearby – naturally it was too far away for a decent photograph! A small herd of kudu worked their way down the slope to nibble on the combination of fresh grass… Continue reading BLACK RHINOCEROS
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