• Join the bonsai Live Q&A tonight for free

    Sharing the link for today’s free Live Q&A at Kisetsu-en.   Click to join at 20:00 (UTC +2) October 14.   https://zoom.us/j/5852340261?pwd=NStGWDhkNGJoMXBlOFZndWNYTXV6Zz09   Code to add for the meeting if required is: zoom-free There is a limited number of participants. If the list is full…

  • Almost Friday – The Nordic bonsai style

    A little ahead of time new Almost Friday content is available. This week Morten Albek looks at another take on bonsai art. Presenting the possibilities of developing an expression with more naturalness and a different feeling of bonsai. Bonsai is so rooted in traditions that…

  • Free bonsai Live Q&A Thursday at 8 PM

    This is your opportunity to ask your bonsai questions at the Live Q&A.   Morten Albek will answer different topics about bonsai. You can join us with your questions as well. Ask live at the meeting or send in questions ahead for a better chance…

  • Bonsai inspiration from nature

    Inspiration for bonsai comes from various sources. Sometimes it is watching bonsai at a show or in a bonsai garden. Other times it is in books or watching a video. The best resource is though the nature surrounding us. Or where we go to. Recently…

  • The spirit of teaching bonsai

    Also send out as newsletter. I think my appreciation and dedication to teaching bonsai started many years ago. As I for the first time was asked to demonstrate in public and make a workshop. Since then I have found immense joy in bringing on my…

  • Online bonsai beginner experiences

    The other day at an exhibition I heard one of my local students talk about the online learning experience. Not a young man as you might expect, but a retired man now putting all his energy and love into bonsai. What he told another guest…

  • Friday new bonsai tutorials are released

    Even when it rains we continue recording the videos for the next release of tutorials. To a certain point. When water drops too heavy we have to withdraw for a moment. Autumn is a bit unpredictable around here. We never know if it will be…

  • So much bonsai

    The last weeks have been filled with bonsai activities. One week ago it was the national exhibition in Denmark. Yesterday (Sunday) I set up the personal exhibition and open workshop at the Japanese gardens, and the week ahead I am about to prepare the next…

  • Myths and rules in bonsai

    In the past weekend, I experienced a lot of talk and questions about rules and myths in bonsai. At today’s video in the series “Almost Friday” I take a look at these and give my view on them. Almost Friday 20 Almost Friday is extra…