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Hawthorn Shohin bonsai
Shohin bonsai can be created from a broad spectre of trees and shrubs. One of the main themes in the Shohin world is the seasonal changes. To display this we need different species. From coniferous to flowering bonsai. The red flowering Hawthorn Every month I…
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Juniper bonsai with big visual change
In 2014 I received a nice gift on a trip to China. A rectangular curved pot for a cascade style bonsai. It came to good use for a tree in my collection a few years ago when I flipped the tree from upward slanting to…
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Bonsai weekend ahead and Almost Friday 9
We are looking into the summer period. We do that with episode 9 of Almost Friday at Kisetsu-en. Please enjoy. [arve url=”https://youtu.be/ZksML5-FPr4″ loop=”no” muted=”no” /]
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Volcanic accent for bonsai and Zoom in June
Summer is calling. Soon the next monthly video Magazine will be online. June 1st it is released and we are heading towards the summer period. It is time for pruning Japanese maples and take care of the balance between the strong and weak parts of…
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New videos released
Pinch, prune and record I have been absolutely busy recording and editing right up to the deadline. I have fumbled with words, and retakes were necessary when words came out with no sense. So it is every month. Trial and error. Like it is when…
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It is Almost Friday in the bonsai garden
Almost Friday is online, as it is most weeks of the year. Small extra videos that come with subtitles in 7 languages. From 2021 all new videos are with available subtitles in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese (BR) and Polish language. Hornbeam collected Some…
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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…
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Repotting a Trident maple
Repotting bonsai is sometimes a bit of a running experience. Try to keep up the speed and manage everything. Besides repotting deciduous trees at the moment, I also am producing new episodes for the online subscribers, trying to keep up the garden, repairing the Tsukubai,…
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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…
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The large bonsai forest project
I have dreamed about this. Making a large bonsai forest with mixed specimens. For a long time. Sometimes it takes a while before everything is in order, and you can progress and finally do what you dream about. I fancy the forest style and have…
