A few months..
Although being absent ffor a few weeks is great, it does put your trees at risk..
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The best way to learn about bonsai, it by looking at other trees. In order to get an idea of the time required to develop trees, looking at progression series may help. Here a few progressions to give you a sense of time and the steps involved to create bonsai when you have plants from a garden centre, dug up from a garden or purchased as pre-bonsai stock.
Removing moss from bonsai bark
Moss on your bonsai is nice for display purposes. But when moss grows at other times it can damage the bark. So what to do?
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Spindle repotting time
Repotting trees is core to developing a good nebari. This time, this eonymous shows what is below the surface.
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Bonsai Society of Victoria meeting
During a visit to Melbourne I had the opportunity of joining a workshop of the Bonsai Society of Victoria. The Bonsai Society of Victoria is one of several bonsai societies …
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Cypress-tip Moth infection
Argyresthia cupressella (Cypress-tip Moth) in junipers cause a lot of trouble in the garden at the moment. After travelling the last few months, I was surprised to see a number …
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A natural group planting
Recently on a trip to Korea I came across a grouping of trees which could have been the example on how I would like to see a group planting. Light …
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Winteractivities: Cleaning and painting the benches
The last weeks have been dreary, grey and wet. As such, ideal weather to look at the bonsat stands, clean them up and paint them, so they are ready for …
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