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Bonsai out in the open
Finally the weather have behaved and spring signs are present. So today was the time to bring out the bonsai from their shelter. It is always a good feeling to see trees and accents placed on the benches again facing a new growing season. Almost…
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Spring – again and again
Spring comes – year after year, and it is the same joy I experience, again and again. The excitement of new growth and the worry about trees suffering from yet another cold winter. This not as bad as the two second ones, but still enough…
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Shohin frosts
The first really cold nights arrived this week, but weather turning milder and slightly warmer again. But cold nights produces wonderful hoar frosts on leaves. Please enjoy a few shots from an early morning.
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Shohin 2012
The past weekend I attended the national annual exhibition in the Danish Bonsai Society. The event took place at a bright place at the Danish Japanese Gardens. This time my small shohin display was awarded with the runners up prize, judged by the head demonstrator…
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Shohin at Noelanders Trophy 2012
Mark Cooper has kindly shared his excellent photos of Shohin (20 cm / 8 inch high), Kifu (around 25-35cm / 10-14 inches) and then some Chuhin (maximum 45cm / 18 inch), shown at Noelanders Trophy 2012, in Belgium. All photos is the courtesy of Mark…
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Mame bonsai pots from Horie Bikoh
Specially imported modern Mame bonsai pots from Horie Bikoh kiln in Japan arrived yesterday. I have been searching for especially this kind of pot for some time, but newer came across it until now. Tomohiro Masumi from Koju-en in Kyoto helped me searching and came…
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Shohin app for your smartphone
Today I have launched the first Shohin-bonsai Android app in the world for Shohin-bonsai. Now you can have this blog and the Shohin-bonsai Europe Studio website in your pocket were ever you go. Get the latest news from the blog with the news feed directly…
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Progression works
Having some time available these days I have reorganized some articles upon request. These progression articles hopefully will inspire to do some shohin and mame bonsai from either prepared material or ordinary garden stocks. At the moment six examples are available at the website www.shohin-europe.com…
