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The late winter coniferous bonsai jobs to do
February is proceeding and the last weeks of winter are ahead of us in this part of the world. Before we start the repotting season for real there are some jobs to do at our bonsai. The subject of the Saturday live streaming was Junipers…
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LIVE Juniper Saturday at 11 AM CET
Junipers are flexible in winter and therefore the timing is perfect for any wiring and rearranging of branches. We look into both adjustments on a shohin Juniperus Itoigawa and the natural styling of a medium-sized Juniperus chinensis. In bonsai, there are some work time windows…
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LIVE Black Pine styling + Q&A
LIVE Black Pine styling + Q&A: Thursday, January 26 at 8 PM (CET) +1 / 20:00 Live styling of a Japanese Black Pine, where we look into aesthetics and balancing a tree prepared over the past two seasons. During the live demo, you can use…
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Surprising bonsai story from Bjorn Bjorholm
This story from Bjorn Bjorholm surprised me. Thank you for sharing this personal story. “Congratulations on your wonderful achievement of 20 years of Shohin Bonsai Europe! I remember as a kid in high school viewing your work, reading your articles and being inspired to try…
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Morten Albek interview about Shohin bonsai
At the Bonsai Show Live in Telford, I was interviewed about Shohin bonsai. How it all started, challenges and much more. Watch the full interview here.Thanks to the organisers for putting in really big efforts to make the event a major success.
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Chief editor at Bonsai Art Heike van Gunst
“Dear Morten, it is a great joy and honour to congratulate you on 30 years with bonsai and 20 successful years of Shohin-Europe! You have surely made a very satisfying personal journey, exploring the world of bonsai and shohin, and you have achieved so much.…
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Shohin Bonsai Europe 20 year anniversary greetings
Shohin Bonsai Europe has been around for 20 years in 2023. I am really proud and happy to receive greetings from friends around the world. Part of the 20 years anniversary celebrations is a testimonial page where I will post a greeting weekly in the…
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Happy Shohin New Year
I wish all members and readers of the blog and my some-channels a Happy New Year. 2023 is a celebration year – 20 years online with Shohin bonsai 30 years ago I started my first trial and error with bonsai, and soon it was Shohin…
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Shohin bonsai live streaming
The holiday break isn’t used to lying on the back and relaxing all the time. With the new concept, of teaching live, add the possibility to watch real-time and ask questions during the streaming. With the improved concept of teaching live, I added the possibility…
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Shohin bonsai freeze
Winter has settled for a few days with temperatures dropping below zero. Down to – 5 C / 23 °F. This lasts for another week, so we have to freeze for two weeks in a row. What freezing does to our bonsai Low temperatures are…
