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Bonsai garden tour with Larry on camera
Larry Benjamin and his wife Rose, paid us a visit this summer. And Larry brought his video camera to make a record of the Kisetsu-en bonsai garden. It was a pleasure having you here Rose and Larry. Video Larry has been so kind to let…
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Behind the Shohin Course
Today the Shohin course at Bonsai Empire went live. You find it right here: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/courses/shohin-course Behind the production is a lot of work. And much thinking (believe it or not , laughing). It all started in India, after a talk with Oscar from Bonsai Empire, when…
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FREE Vlog 10 and bonsai social meeting
This month the Vlog is free. Celebrating we aired Vlog number 10. Watch it at the bottom of this article or at the ♦ Vlog page. Sign up to watch all videos published. Yesterday I went to a bonsai social meeting at Martin Nielsens garden in Denmark. A…
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Tokonoma display
The garden Tokonoma is used on a daily basis. On rainy days I keep tables and scrolls out, and just set up a basic display. Sometimes just a Suiseki. Other days a proper display with scrolls and tables are included. Like today. The point is…
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Watch the transformation
Watch the transformation of a Juniperus chinensis. Learn how to do it yourself through step-by-step instructions and clear video recordings showing in detail processes. Sign up today 🙂 and watch this video and get full access to the archive. The new video shows you how…
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Styling a shohin Juniper
Next Monthly Theme at the videostudio will be a full styling demo with a pre-bonsai Juniperus chinensis. Every detail of the styling is covered in a more than 40 minutes video, covering every aspect of aesthetical, technical and growing issues associated with the styling. Watch the…
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Bonsai garden expanding
These days the new bonsai garden area is getting the finishing touches. Originally the bonsai garden was a bit smaller, but there was an urgent need for more space. Because new trees are coming in for the Bonsai Video Studio recordings, and there simply wasn´t…
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Bonsai workshop night
We actually worked more than speaking (gossiping). That’s true. Concentrated on giving my Pinus mugo the first initial styling after six years of focusing on back budding. I will get back with the story of that tree later. Torben working on a Scots pine and…
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Finding the right bonsai pot
One of the fun things about repotting bonsai in spring, is the possibility to select a new pot for a tree. You can change pots during the season if roots are left undisturbed an it is a necessity for an exhibition. But then you can’t…
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Bonsai demonstration photos China
Official bonsai demo photographs The official bonsai demonstration photos from China Jue 2017 are released. As followers of the blog knows I went to China in December to perform a demo on a larger tree than I usually work on 🙂 Though I have a…
