Orchids
Makeover of a Chinese Elm - Continued
In this post we continue with the development of an old Chinese elm which began a remake in 2009....
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4 Year Development of a Cotoneaster from bush to bonsai
This blog post follows the development of a Cotoneaster bonsai tree from a rooted cutting, dev...
An Acacia Bonsai gets a radical makeover
An Acacia bonsai brought to me by a customer gets a radical makeover. Radical makeovers or in...
Two Chinese Hackberry Bonsai get an Autumn Cut
Last work of the season on these two Chinese Hackberry originally field grown by Terry Erasmus...
Bonsai Azalea Heaven in Saitama, Japan
On a recent trip to Japan I visited two specialist nurseries; one that...
Creating the canopy of a bonsai tree
Creating bonsai structure in bonsai is probably one of the most misunderstood yet most written...
Progression of a Field Grown English Elm over 6 years
Bonsai progressions are always fun to look at. It shows in a few short paragraphs of text and ...
Collected Olive to Shohin Bonsai
The story of a small, collected shohin sized wild olive begins in this post. Collected in 2013...
Developing branches and ramification in deciduous trees
One of the most attractive qualities of deciduous bonsai when sensitively styled is the light ...
Foundation work on a Chinese Maple shohin bonsai tree
In this blog post a shohin tree makes it onto the bench for the 2nd time this season to be def...
Japanese Zelkova, Broom Style - from humble beginnings
This is a story about a Japanese Zelkova with a humble beginning - a story I am sure you all h...
2nd Defoliation of a Chinese Maple
A few weeks ago I defoliated this maple and it was featured in a blog post on this site along ...
