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Japanese maple time
It is late spring. At least the heat isn’t on time. Finally, the Japanese maples open for a look at their beautiful leaves. Despite warmer weather is here for now, (not really warm, but compared to the recent days it feels so) I will still…
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Your vote for the best time to air Live Q&A
We are a good blend of European and overseas members here at Kisetsu-en. Figuring out the best time for the monthly Live Q&A with Zoom is therefore a bit of a puzzle. Here you come in. I have set up a simple poll to get…
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Live bonsai Q&A today at 19:00 (UTC+2)
We do our first bonsai live Q&A tonight for our members. You can be in with a free 7 days trial membership if you sign up before the meeting. The Live Q&A is hosted with Zoom, and you can read more about it here and…
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Repotting a Trident maple
Repotting bonsai is sometimes a bit of a running experience. Try to keep up the speed and manage everything. Besides repotting deciduous trees at the moment, I also am producing new episodes for the online subscribers, trying to keep up the garden, repairing the Tsukubai,…
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Snowy cold spring
This is no weather for man or beast!’ Snow is falling. April is unpredictable. Some years we have had a warm and comfortable spring, and other years it is back and forth. This year it’s just cold and wet. What should we do if we…
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Almost Friday 3 at Kisetsu-en
Most Thursdays we post a small video (some free, some for members only) as bonus content. This week’s free version of “Almost Friday at Kisetsu-en” is now available. It is busy times around Kisetsu-en and repotting a small Mame-bonsai Shimpaku is just one in a…
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Bonsai makes you notice the small things in life
Spring is zooming in in Europe. Bonsai shows the signs of longer and warmer days. Japanese maples begin unfolding their delicate leaves and light changes. The light is not only increasing in strength and making the days longer. It also is changed because of the…
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Bonsai forest caught on video
April is a month of unpredictable weather. We never know how it goes. The only thing that is certain is that the temperatures go up and down, and I have to take care of the sudden night freezing that might occur as late as May…
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The large bonsai forest project
I have dreamed about this. Making a large bonsai forest with mixed specimens. For a long time. Sometimes it takes a while before everything is in order, and you can progress and finally do what you dream about. I fancy the forest style and have…
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Judging Shohin Bonsai
Photos are from the private collection of Morten Albek and from 2020 edition of the Trophy in Belgium. How to judge Shohin Bonsai is a frequently asked question. I will make a short introduction to the basics here. Shohin sizes Shohin bonsai differs from other…
