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The bonsai year soon ends and then a new beginning
Bonsai have filled a lot this year as it has done for several years. A lot of friends around the world make the world small and comforting in these challenging times in my part of the world. Denmark is still as safe a country as…
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Danish Bonsai exhibition
A full weekend of bonsai activities ended. Displaying bonsai is a headline of any bonsai event, and it is always interesting to show your own work and watch what others are setting up for display. Some bonsai previously exhibited is back and improved. New comes…
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Bonsai hedge pruning
Having a little fun yesterday, showing how NOT to prune your bonsai. Could be tempting to use an electric trimmer to shape the foliage pads. But it is not how bonsai is done. No shortcuts. Johnny Eslykke shows the delicate trimming of a 30 year…
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Private bonsai visits
One of my favourite things to do, is paying private bonsai visits at friends. Without needing to do anything else than relax and do some bonsai talk among other things. Yesterday I had two hours spare time in between actions, and called Martin Nielsen who…
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Mr Slovak joined in
My old bonsai competition friend from the NTC at the EBA convent in France 2002, Pavel Slovák (who won the competition back then) guested the Danish Bonsai Society annual meeting Saturday. We have met in between that time in 2002 and as always Pavel is…
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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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Bonsai summer time
It´s summer time, and the Danish summer behaves as it sometimes does. It rains. It rains. And it rains. Not much sun lately, but temperatures are alright. It might not be good for humans who wants to enjoy holidays by relaxing in the garden with…
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Shohin-bonsai VIDEO tutorials
New Shohin-bonsai VIDEO events and tutorials to be launched soon on YouTube. In June I will post the first in a series of shohin videos, where I explain case stories, pruning techniques, daily care and more with most focus on Shohin-bonsai. Most from my private…
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The bonsai event
The biggest Danish bonsai event took place Saturday the 6th, may 2017. A wonderful day with great people and small trees. The Danish Bonsai Society has this spring event every year. This year my local group Fuchi Bonsai hosted the event, and it seems at…
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Facebook LIVE at Bonsai Empire
View the Facebook LIVE streaming at Bonsai Empire from my bonsai garden May 27th. I will give a tour around the garden, answer questions and talk about some of the bonsai and how they are developed. >World times<< Portland (PDT): 9:00 AM Washington DC (EDT):…
