Garden Cedar progressing well.
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.
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. […]