• Kisetsu-en video magazine released

    There is so much work behind every monthly release so it really is a relief when it is out. 🙂  Now it´s time to talk about the content. Today I will focus on the daily care of bonsai when describing the content. Watering and fertilizing…

  • Hot, hot, hot bonsai

    It heats up around here. Watering three times a day at the moment. Hot weather demands extra care for the bonsai, and moving them around to avoid leaf burns is what I do these days. A few leaves edge dried on one Japanese maple, but…

  • How to find the bonsai tree

    Creating bonsai from raw material can be a challenge. Finding and selecting the branches hidden behind a mass of foliage is the focus of the next episode. But that’s next week. Today the weekly tutorial is focusing on restyling a Shimpaku juniper I have grown…

  • Tosho Juniper pinching

    Summertime and pinching continue. Scissors are busy trimming new growth. It is important though how it is done, and not the least when it is done. The weekly episode on Kisetsu-en Bonsai Online is ready to watch, and deal with a lot of strategies necessary…

  • Timing your bonsai actions

    Summer is creeping up on us. But spring busy days still demands full attention on all new growth. Timing your bonsai actions is essential, and there are no fixed recipes telling exactly when to do what. Not at a time scale anyway. It’s much about…

  • Bonsai Online starts May 25

    Weekly episodes Kisetsu-en Bonsai Online brings you a weekly video for your inspiration. Improve your skills, improve your bonsai. You can sign up now at www.shohin-europe.com and begin watching. The first new video will be online on May 25, but you have full access to the archive…

  • The Facebook LIVE Bonsai demo at home

    Here you can watch the Bonsai at Home demo, arranged by the Black Scissors. And now corrected so it is shown in the right position. Not as I foolishly did first 😀 [arve url=”https://youtu.be/iv3Lq85Abl8″ align=”center” /] Also, notice I will be back with LIVE Q&A…

  • Bonsai live and a bonsai forest

    Because of the difficult times, a group of Black Scissors bonsai artists go together and send live on Facebook. If I can manage it, it will also be shared on YouTube afterward. Going live to bring us together when we are apart. The event will…

  • Black Scissors online demo April 19

    On April 19 I will take part in the worldwide online bonsai event arranged by the Black Scissors Bonsai movement. Considering the present condition of COVID-19 which encouraging people to stay home and work at home, we have planned a live bonsai demo around the…

  • Review – Developing coniferous bonsai

    Bonsai Empire launches a new online course focusing on coniferous bonsai. I will go through some of the highlights after viewing the key points of the full course. Adding my personal comments to the parts I watched. Four teachers have been chosen for this course.…