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Seedling Scots Pines
A friend has some Scots Pine that he started from seed over 30 years ago and have never been out of a pot of some sort in that time. They’ve have good years and bad during that period and this month...
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New Polytunnel
My last little tunnel was 10’x8’ and along side my little greenhouse, they done a job for me for close to 25 years. The greenhouse was taken down in 2019 and the small tunnel alone just wasn’t going...
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Hawthorn Adjustments
This hawthorn has been knocking around my garden for probably 15 years and can be seen here as part of a case study on air layering. It had a major repot in 2019 and sulked in a big way all that year....
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Another Shore Pine
This was the latest on the tidy up list. It wasn’t quite ready for any wiring. Needed the strong areas thinned out and generally balanced out to aid health f lower branches. Ready for work after 2021...
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Last Two
A few days back I shared a few pines that had been left with me to wire and style and I said I had two left to go. When given the work to complete its human nature to jump in and grab the trees that...
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Mugo Pine Evolution
A Mugo Pine that was gifted to me by an great lady called Valerie. I have watched this tree progress for many years since she first brought it to a club workshop with Willowbog Bonsai probably the...
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European Larch
The owner has had this tree a long time and it only needs a nudge in the right direction now and again. Before work The tree needed a good clean before work to clear the last hold out needles and...
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Austrian Black Pine
This tree once belonged to a bonsai enthusiast from County Cavan. It had been a bonsai, but due to ill health it was planted into the ground for quite a few years while he fought his battle. Sadly he...
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Raft Maple Progression
Back in 2013 my good friend Stephen bought this Raft maple from Willowbog Bonsai. The tree, Acer Palmatum Anyropurpureum, had previously been started from garden Centre material having. Even laid...
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Hinoki Repot
Hinoki Cypress repot today with Alan. A very nice tree with an view from below worth checking out.
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