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Bonsai Care - Use Of Fertilizer by Mdarma
2007-12-17 19:43:00 Copyright 2006 Mdarma The survival of a Bonsai Plants depends on several factors. To list a few: * Watering is an important function and the technique of watering is equally important. * Light and Humidity are essential for a healthy growth. * Fertilizer is another important product needed for creating a healthy bonsai plant. * Soil, Pruning, Temperature and Re-potting ... More About: Tips , Care , Arma
Old Broken Links
2007-12-13 22:23:00 I’ve just noticed I’ve broken quite a few older links on the site because of my little spring cleaning this week. I’ll try to get round to sorting them this weekend More About: Links , Broken
More Yamadori Finds (part 2)
2007-12-13 21:54:00 The other day I posted a picture of the latest find I’ve had which I’ve yet to dig up and bring home. Here is another picture of it with a pair of my gloves next to it so that you can see the size of it. I was going to put a ball next to ... More About: Part
Differences In Rates Of Growth
2007-12-12 20:11:00 I spotted a row of trees today which I was told had all been planted the same time. You would expect them to be more or less identical in height but these ones are all completely different to one another. What is more amazing is that these are Leylandii, which were planted some ... More About: Science , Growth , Differences , Rates , Diff
More Yamadori Finds
2007-12-10 19:42:00 A few days ago I found a lovely looking tree which I wrote about at “Naturally Formed Hazel Bonsai“. I went for a search around the same area again today and found other nice looking specimens. I brought home two oaks and two birches which I’ve yet to do anything with yet. All ...
New Website Layout
2007-12-09 18:17:00 I’ve done a bit of rearranging with the site today. The main difference is that I’ve remove dates as it seems to me that bonsai are timeless and should be treated so. Newest posts still appear first in categories and searches however. More About: Website , Layout
Tree Identification Using Just the Leaves
2007-12-09 16:55:00 It is often difficult to find out what a particular type a tree is. I’ve found a very good website that just requires you to check a single leaf from a tree to find out exactly what it is and identify the tree! Tree Identification Using Just a Leaf More About: Leaves , Aves
Naturally Formed Hazel Bonsai
2007-12-07 19:34:00 Today I acquired a beauty of a tree from the golf course where I work. It was situated next to a well used path and was found growing in a very twisty pattern with natural jins. I assume golfers must have been hitting it with their clubs as they walk past getting their ... More About: Photo , Bonsai , Naturally , Hazel
Naturally Formed Hazel Bonsai
2007-12-07 19:34:00 Today I acquired a beauty of a tree from the golf course where I work. It was situated next to a well used path and was found growing in a very twisty pattern with natural jins. I assume golfers must have been hitting it with their clubs as they walk past getting their ... More About: Bonsai , Naturally , Hazel
Electric Avenue
2007-11-28 19:59:00 Heres a photo of an avenue of lime trees I took at Westonbirt early last spring. More About: Seasons , Electric , Avenue
Electric Avenue
2007-11-28 19:59:00 Heres a photo of an avenue of lime trees I took at Westonbirt early last spring. More About: Photo , Electric , Avenue
Repotting Trees from Nursery Stock
2007-11-17 19:48:00 When buying a tree from a nursery it may have been growing in the same pot for quite a long time. This poses a few problems. The first being that the root ball will be very dense and compacted. Luckily this problem is not too difficult to fix, as roots can be pruned at ... More About: Tips , Stock , Trees , Nursery , Rees
Repotting Trees from Nursery Stock
2007-11-17 19:48:00 When buying a tree from a nursery it may have been growing in the same pot for quite a long time. This poses a few problems. The first being that the root ball will be very dense and compacted. Luckily this problem is not too difficult to fix, as roots can be pruned at ... More About: Tips , Stock , Trees , Nursery
Everybody Follow The Leader
2007-11-14 18:54:00 It is important in a bonsai to have a leader branch. What I mean by this is to have one branch leading upwards which will in turn become the trunk. To create a good taper on your bonsai, you need to keep changing this leader year by year instead of letting it grow ... More About: Photo , Leader , The Leader , Everybody
Everybody Follow The Leader
2007-11-14 18:54:00 It is important in a bonsai to have a leader branch. What I mean by this is to have one branch leading upwards which will in turn become the trunk. To create a good taper on your bonsai, you need to keep changing this leader year by year instead of letting it grow ... More About: Pruning , Leader , The Leader , Everybody
Weekend Bonsai Display Project
2007-11-09 21:32:00 This weekend I am also going to be working on a project for my bonsai trees. It is a bonsai display which will be about 6 or 7 posts in the ground with stands on the top. I intend to dig the holes tommorow and possibly concrete them in as well. I already have the section ... More About: Project , Display , Weekend , Bonsai
Weekend Bonsai Display Project
2007-11-09 21:32:00 This weekend I am also going to be working on a project for my bonsai trees. It is a bonsai display which will be about 6 or 7 posts in the ground with stands on the top. I intend to dig the holes tommorow and possibly concrete them in as well. I already have the section ... More About: Project , Display , Weekend , Bonsai , Pruning
Lack of Bonsai Holly Tree Pics
2007-11-09 21:29:00 I apologise for not getting the pictures of the holly trees up yet! It seems I have no hours in the house during daylight hours at the moment. I go to work before dawn and come back at dusk. This time of the year is a bit depressing like that. But guess what… Today is ... More About: Holly , Bonsai , Tree , Lack , Olly
Lack of Bonsai Holly Tree Pics
2007-11-09 21:29:00 I apologise for not getting the pictures of the holly trees up yet! It seems I have no hours in the house during daylight hours at the moment. I go to work before dawn and come back at dusk. This time of the year is a bit depressing like that. But guess what… Today is ... More About: Holly , Bonsai , Tree , Lack , Olly
2 New Holly Trees for Bonsai
2007-11-04 20:50:00 I have accquired two small holly trees today which I am going to try out as bonsai. I’ve never seen a holly bonsai before so it will be a good experiment. They are not the common holly we get in this country, the leaves are more rounded and less spiky. I’ve yet ... More About: Holly , Trees , Bonsai , Olly
2 New Holly Trees for Bonsai
2007-11-04 20:50:00 I have accquired two small holly trees today which I am going to try out as bonsai. I’ve never seen a holly bonsai before so it will be a good experiment. They are not the common holly we get in this country, the leaves are more rounded and less spiky. I’ve yet to identify them ... More About: Holly , Trees , Bonsai , Rees , Olly
Time for Planting Seeds
2007-11-04 18:56:00 It’s about this time of the year I like to plant some tree seeds. I think it’s best to let nature take it’s course and allow the changing of the seasons to bring your seeds to life. I know that a lot of people go through various strange methods of scarification, soaking, freezing, stratification, warming ... More About: Seasons , Time , Planting , Seeds
Time for Planting Seeds
2007-11-04 18:56:00 It’s about this time of the year I like to plant some tree seeds. I think it’s best to let nature take it’s course and allow the changing of the seasons to bring your seeds to life. I know that a lot of people go through various strange methods of scarification, soaking, freezing, stratification, warming ... More About: Seasons , Time , Seed , Planting , Seeds
End of the Growth
2007-11-02 20:13:00 This years growth has all but ceased on the bonsai and we are now waiting and watching for spring. Winter is a bit of a miserable time of the year but bonsai can look extremely dramatic when they are bare without their leaves like now. It can bring on a whole new air of magnificence ... More About: Seasons , Growth , The G
End of the Growth
2007-11-02 20:13:00 This years growth has all but ceased on the bonsai and we are now waiting and watching for spring. Winter is a bit of a miserable time of the year but bonsai can look extremely dramatic when they are bare without their leaves like now. It can bring on a whole new air of magnificence ... More About: Seasons , Growth , The G
Sold Out of Cotoneaster Seeds
2007-10-20 22:04:00 I’ve currently run out of cotoneaster seeds at the bonsai art store. I should be able to get some more in the next week or two. More About: Sold , Seed , Seeds , Tone , Aster
How Often Should You Prune Your Bonsai?
2007-10-20 20:47:00 Pruning is all according to your own tastes. If we are asking how often we should prune your bonsai it can vary from person to person. However, a bonsai cannot be kept looking it’s absolute best at all times. Sometimes it needs a bit of growing time to do what it wants. Now and again you ... More About: Bonsai , Pruning
Autumn Colour Fully in Gear at Westonbirt
2007-10-14 13:15:00 Autumn has kicked in with a vengeance and all around the trees are changing colours. There are beautiful sites around where I live with the trees changing to all different colours. I am planning a trip to Westonbirt in the next week or two to check out the sights there. The autumn season at Westonbirt ... More About: Seasons , Gear , Colour , Autumn
Styling Improvements
2007-10-08 18:21:00 I was looking over some old photos of the first trees I tried to style myself and noticed a massive difference! Nearly two years ago I tried having a go at it myself. Before then I just purchased ready made bonsai from the shop and kept them in their original shape. So here it is ... More About: Improv , Prove
Newly Potted Hinoki Cypress
More articles from this author:2007-10-07 20:41:00 I got hold of a new pot today and had the difficult decision of which hinoki cypress to place in it. The three that I recently styled in New Cypress Specimens all need potting but for the moment I’ve only got the one pot. It is a 10 inch red dappled ceramic pot ... More About: Ypres 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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