Category: Memory Lane…

My client had great foresight in that she thought her garden tree could be styled like a bonsai or Japanese garden tree. All I have done is help her dream come to fruition and it really is progressing well.

What a really pleasant surprise when Kevin brought his twin trunk Scots Pine to a recent workshop. Until he reminded me with the photographs I hadn’t appreciated just how far we had come with this tree! Once again it shows what can be achieved in a relatively short space of time….only 4 years….if you start […]

Yesterday was a defining moment for this tree. The bonsai image as at last broke free from the original bush. This is a strong classical image with nice lines and well defined spaces. The heavy branches give a strong sense of age to the tree. There is continuing work to do on refining the foliage […]

Privet is good to work with because it responds so well to being pruned and is very forgiving. Even allowing for this the transformation in this tree in 2 years is quite remarkable. It is a case of making the right selections at the right time, allowing the tree to grow well in between but […]

Looking back….we can tell a tree’s story…..admire an image…..capture a moment…..remember a special event…..be inspired – to create a memory for tomorrow. I hope you enjoy this regular peep into some of John’s bonsai history. Memory Lane – My first Privet bonsai continues to evolve! Look at the first two pictures……taken on the 25th August […]

Looking back….we can tell a tree’s story…..admire an image…..capture a moment…..remember a special event…..be inspired – to create a memory for tomorrow. I hope you enjoy this regular peep into some of John’s bonsai history. Memory Lane – Juniper Styling…….May 2013 This innocuous little Juniper Ittogawa originated in Japan. It appeared to have lost it’s […]

Looking back….we can tell a tree’s story…..admire an image…..capture a moment…..remember a special event…..be inspired – to create a memory for tomorrow. I hope you enjoy this regular peep into some of John’s bonsai history. Memory Lane – Do not be lazy…..cut back on the mesh! You may recall this Pine when we first reported […]

Looking back….we can tell a tree’s story…..admire an image…..capture a moment…..remember a special event…..be inspired – to create a memory for tomorrow. I hope you enjoy this regular peep into some of John’s bonsai history. Memory Lane – March 2013…… …….and whilst this Juniper Chinensis was being restyled and repotted inside…………..outside had a somewhat familiar […]

Looking back….we can tell a tree’s story…..admire an image…..capture a moment…..remember a special event…..be inspired – to create a memory for tomorrow. I hope you enjoy this regular peep into some of John’s bonsai history. Memory Lane – Inside out repotting!! March 2013 and this Taxus Baccata arrived at a workshop. We wanted to repot […]

Looking back….we can tell a tree’s story…..admire an image…..capture a moment…..remember a special event…..be inspired – to create a memory for tomorrow. I hope you enjoy this regular peep into some of John’s bonsai history. Memory Lane – Cascade Juniper February 2013 This tree came from the sales bench into the studio for a makeover. […]