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Understanding Your Bonsai
As the year runs out, here is a possible bonsai promise to yourself for 2025. Learn to observe and understand your bonsai. In the fast-paced world we live in, it’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle, even when it comes to…
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Setting Up a Bonsai in Your Tokonoma or Living Room
Embracing Winter Elegance: Setting Up a Bonsai in Your Tokonoma or Living Room Winter is a season of quiet beauty, and what better way to celebrate it than by incorporating a bonsai into your home decor? Whether you have a traditional tokonoma or a modern…
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The Beauty of Autumn Berries on Shohin Bonsai
As the crisp autumn air settles in and the leaves begin to change, there’s a special charm that graces our bonsai collections. Among the most captivating sights are the vibrant autumn berries that adorn small shohin bonsai. These tiny fruits not only add a splash…
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Bonsai pots and the aesthetical impact
Bonsai pots have a rich history and greatly impact the bonsai practice. Both aesthetical and practical the bonsai pot makes the difference on every tree. The balance between horticultural and practicality must go hand in hand with the aesthetics. In this episode, we change pots…
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Rosa Eijitsu and Juniper deadwood
Do you know what a Rose and a Juniper bonsai have in common? Why it makes sense to talk about two so different species at the same time? Why you should grow so different trees in your bonsai garden? One of the reasons I favour…
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Satsuki Azalea flower on display
It´s flower time for Satsuki Azalea. This season two of them are showing changing colors. Usually, all flowers are white but some branches are more or less stepping back to a stronger genetic. Pots are Japanese, and accent pots are by the hands of Elsebeth…
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Cascade and semi-cascade bonsai and Azalea flower mutation
Cascade and semi-cascade bonsai are excellent styles for Shohin bonsai displays. cascade and semi-cascade add the possibility to elevate trees within the display area adding tension and balance. Both coniferous, deciduous, and even flowering species are all suitable for these styles but also have to…
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December in the bonsai garden
December is the time to prepare for winter situations with freezing and dormancy. In this episode, we look into what can be done in the bonsai garden at this time, how to prepare for winter and a funny detail with branches changing colors. Simple Viburnum…
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Nurse your bonsai creativity as an artist
One of the most important lessons I have learned throughout the years of practising bonsai, is to overcome the obstacles and release creativity. Obstacles can be learning all the styling techniques and necessary gardening skills. Most of that you can learn through practising bonsai and…
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Bonsai fun and +2300 bonsai pictures
Refreshed and reorganized the full picture gallery over the last few days. Uploaded and reorganized more than 2300 photos adding a lot of inspiration from travels around the world. Photo travelogue Pictures from China, Japan, Brazil, Germany, India, Belgium, UK, Poland and Denmark so far.…
