The Green Head (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
What's better than a single bonsai tree? A whole forest of them! The cool new Bonsai Redwood Forest lets you grow an entire grove of miniature Dawn Redwood trees! Click Here: Read Full Post and Comments
stony run farm (Free subscription) | yesterday
We combined holidays this year for part of the family ... Dinner on Thursday, then on Friday we had wonderful company, followed by our Christmas Eve, because Daughter is going overseas with her Young Man for the winter break. I put a ladder against one of the fir trees in the front yard, and climbed up with the large loppers and took the end off one of the branches -- about a six foot piece -- to use...
Life is all about Choices... (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Another mouthful of ..... what i name. Sometimes it's easier to rem the common name. Unfortunately, common names are not recognised world wide. So... we have to work harder on the scientific name. The common name for Podocarpus polystachyus is The Sea Teak. Outside Singapore, the tree is common enough to be a commercial softwood timber source. The timber is called Podo Wood after its generic name,...
Bonsai Bark Bonsai Blog (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
This distinctive Japanese red pine appears in Andy Rutledge’s web book ‘Artistic Foundations of Bonsai Design.’ The original image (left) came from a back issue of Bonsai Today magazine. The black lines on the right hand image were drawn by Andy to illustrate how “the smooth but erratic curves of the trunk are carried over [...]
Walter Pall Bonsai Adventures (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
This is a European hornbeam, Carpinus betulus. It was collected in Germany by Wolfgang Kaeflein in 1994. I got it in 1996 as stump with no branches. When I brought it home the guy who was my assistant at that time said in all earnest 'this will never ever become a decent bonsai'. Well, just to prove him wrong I planted it into my growing field and let the top grow freely to thicken the ridiculously...
Bonsai Bark Bonsai Blog (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
The Ichiban. Designed by Marco Invernizzi and built by Masakuni. As you may know, Marco is a gifted Western bonsai artist, and Masakuni is the benchmark bonsai tool company. Together they have created a revolutionary new tool for the serious bonsai artist (and the rest of us who practice the art of bonsai). The Ichiban [...]
Walter Pall Bonsai Adventures (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
This is a linden, Tilia platiphyllos. It was collected in Germany by Wolfgang Kaeflein in 2001. David acquired it and started to work on ti. I inherited it in a trade this summer. Normally I work on such material from March to May. But we are having the warmest November ever with spring-like temperatures. And I can work outside. So I gabe it a go because linden are some of the most hardy deciduous...
news | OS | http://www.ocala.com (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
By Jackie Alexander Staff writer The Belleview Farmers' Market, which began on City Hall grounds at the beginning of November, is every Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bonsai Sashi-no-eda (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
I know that hydrangeas are known for huge, showy flowers that probably won't be conducive to good bonsai design, and most hydrangeas have large leaves, etc. that just make them undesirable. The other day, though, I saw some beautiful shrubs for sale half off at the local Home Depot. Turned out they were hydrangea paniculata with leaves about an inch long. They are in 3 gallon nursery pots, and have...
Bonsai Sashi-no-eda (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Well, the immediate future anyway! I purchased some seedlings from Matt Ouwinga ( kaedebonsai.com ) and couldn't be happier. He always sends more than you pay for and gives price breaks for larger orders (although his prices are great anyway!) I hope to have some of these ready to start selling in about 5 years or so.
Bonsai Bark Bonsai Blog (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
This rafia wrapped Japanese white pine is the result of an unconventional (amazing might also apply) transformation by Masahiko Kimura. The original article appears in Bonsai Today issue 43. This photo also appears in our Pine book. Approx. height 37″ (94cm). Up to his old tricks The range and dept of Masahiko Kimura’s mastery knows almost [...]
Gardeners Tips (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
This small pot containing an even smaller Choisya ternata is growing happily in our front room. New leaves of light green are almost translucent and provide clean foliage. The leaves when crushed give off a very pleasant scent. This plant was one of many grown from cuttings the siblings are now in the garden. Also [...]
Times of India (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
BANGALORE: There’s happiness in giving. But giving somebody a gift involves choices on what to buy, where to buy and how to pack it. The paradigm has just got redefined with a tinge of personalization. Plants — ornamental or flowering, indoor or outdoor and ordinary or bonsai — are becoming preferred items in the corporate and personal gifting space. As living and growing gifts, they...
QTEgamers (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Jewels Developed By MHGames Free Version: 1.09 Size: 784KB The Good Graphics Price The Average Music Controls The Bad Game Modes Jewels, like Bonsai Blast, is another game that has been on the Android Market for a while now. The game is very similar to PopCap's Bejeweled. Jewels has a fairly small file size, just 784KB, but still has high quality background artwork and jewels. The game loads fast straight...
Bonsai Bark Bonsai Blog (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Some of you still read books. We know because we sell them. If you fall into this illustrious (if somewhat aging) group, good times await you. Take a look. Pocket Guide to Bamboos by Ted Jordan Meredith Really nothing about bonsai here, but our guess is some bonsai enthusiast somewhere also appreciates bamboo. And there’s nothing that [...]
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