• Bonsai at the fridge

    Cool down with a bonsai at the fridge. there are many ways to decorate your home with bonsai.  This is just one of them. The fun one.   Decorating the house with bonsai One of more topics on the way in the July Kisetsu-en Bonsai…

  • Pot show off

    I am sorry if the title will end up disappointing you. It is about pots, but as much about showing them as part of the garden. Then something about watering and cleaning pots. But now you are here, feel free to watch Almost Friday at…

  • Bonsai green season

    It is the bonsai green season. The colour change on the Mountain maples (acer palmatum) is clear from day to day. It’s the growing season taking over. Gallery at the bottom of this post. Delayed very much this season, yes. But finally, some of the…

  • Zoom in on bonsai

    Sometimes bonsai are getting hit by a virus or bacteria. This week it was my turn to be hit by the feared “man flu”. 😀 Haven’t been that sick for years, and therefore no “Almost Thursday” this week. We get back on track next Thursday…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Spring arrives

    Spring arrives and with dramatic temperature shifts for sure. Two weeks ago filming bonsai in the snow at minus 13C / 8,6 F. Yesterday was the sixth warmest day since 1874. And a shift of more than 25 degrees Celsius in just one weeks time.…