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Bonsai winter storage
When is the right time to stow away bonsai for winter storage? There are very different opinions about that. Some put them into a safe storage place before the first low freezing nights are present, where others wait for the first frosts to appear. I…
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Maple colors
My very good friend Johnny Eslykke send me these photos from his garden, showing the beauty of the autumn/fall season. Johnny is a long time bonsai enthusiast and was the one who got me into bonsai many years ago. He may be the one in…
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Bonsai vlog no 1.
First bonsai vlog (video blogging) on air tonight on the YouTube channel. Still in the production and preparing period before starting up the Shohin Bonsai Europe Studio online in January, but work in the bonsai garden is not set on pause because of that. Autumn is…
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New bonsai videos in 2018
SHOHIN-BONSAI EUROPE STUDIO | SUBSCRIPTIONS to educational and inspirational HQ Video will be AVAILABLE from January 2018 – SIGN UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER and be the first to know. Every month new videos are put online, having a featured theme of the month and seasonal reports from the bonsai garden. A new streaming video service, dedicated to serve…
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Removing autumn leaves?
I know many do remove the autumn leaves before they drop. I do not. For the obvious reason that the tree needs all the back flow of nutrients it can get before going into dormancy. It is a natural process, where the decaying leafs turns…
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Autumn works it´s natural way
Autumn is one of my favourite times of the year. Despite rainy periods, there is a certain mood about it. Mornings with the smell of wet soil, mushrooms in between the garden trees and leafs turning their colours into traditional brown, red and yellowish warm…
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Workshop at Nordic Bonsai
A nice day with nice people at Nordic Bonsai today. Students progressed very nicely with good material, and made some future trees. Especially one brave student made the “Albek-cut” and formed the basics of a big Yew, making a step forward to a Shohin-bonsai in future.…
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Cold spring meeting
Baby its cold outside. And it shouldn't be. Its spring when I look in the calendar. Despite this and with a little help from the sun, we had a great meeting. A lot of questions and advice's, and good work with the trees.
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Last snow before spring
As usual winter wants to sign out of the season by dropping a few cm soft snow over the garden. It will be gone by tomorrow, and then I am ready for repotting-season. Have to wait a little though and see how March behaves.
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Never sell your bonsai
You see these beautiful aged bonsai set for sale by private bonsai enthusiasts from time to time. For bonsai pros it is naturally a part of the business. But for private collectors I find it disturbing to see a personal tree set for sale.…
