• It´s Almost Friday 14

    Looking into air layering, Zoom meeting, Forsythia second step and a Tokonoma display. These are the headlines at today’s Almost Friday, and we also talk a bit about the Zoom LIVE Q&A tonight. Full members-only edition today at https://shohin-europe.com/almost-friday-video/ A shorter free episode on YouTube.…

  • Make a Spruce bonsai from simple material

    Creating a Spruce bonsai from simple material Part of the Monthly video Magazine July Styling Spruce. Picea, Spruce, needs some extra attention during the summer. The special pinching technique is important to know. This is the story about how to style a Spruce that at…

  • Bonsai species of the month

    At Kisetsu-en Bonsai Online I every month present a new species of the month. This month it is one of my favourites. The Shrubby honeysuckle, or Lonicera nitida. This tree was, as many others, created from a raw and simple plant collected some years ago.…

  • Kisetsu-en video magazine released

    There is so much work behind every monthly release so it really is a relief when it is out. 🙂  Now it´s time to talk about the content. Today I will focus on the daily care of bonsai when describing the content. Watering and fertilizing…

  • Videos are rendering and will go out soon

    Monthly video Magazine online tomorrow June 1st The monthly batch of videos is packed and ready to fly. 5 episodes filled with information and answering Q&A from our dedicated members. Today you get an overview of the themes and in the coming days a newsletter…

  • Live Q&A

    Check-in and join the meeting. Ask your bonsai questions and hang out with the Kisetsu-en community.  Thursday, June 17:00 at 20:00 (UTC +2) Note the time, and match accordingly to your time zone. Some timezones to adjust your clock. Odense (Denmark) 20:00:00 CEST UTC+2 hours London (United…

  • Bonsai dreams versus reality

    Learning from books is fine. Learning from magazines is fine. Learning from online tutorials is fine. But when it all comes to an end, the importance of practice and learning through your own experience is maybe the most important and valuable part of your bonsai…

  • 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…