• Live Q&A Thursday

    Thursday, January 25 at 8 PM (UTC +1) the monthly Live Q&A is scheduled. Bring in your questions and also send questions in before where you can attach pictures if needed. Questions can be about everything bonsai-related, from repotting, and styling techniques to display issues.…

  • Trophy 2023 photo gallery

    Returned from one the best quality Trophy exhibitions to date. The quality was overall higher this year, and the visitor numbers must have been a record. Saturday was extremely crowded, and therefore I didn’t manage to take photos of everything. I also had a big…

  • Live Q&A 8 PM CET today

    LIVE Q&A 8PM CET LIVE Q&A tonight before going to the Trophy in Belgium. Tonight we have our monthly Q&A Live on Zoom. There is still a short time to send in questions and pictures ahead. You also can just drop in and ask when…

  • Friday new bonsai tutorials are released

    Even when it rains we continue recording the videos for the next release of tutorials. To a certain point. When water drops too heavy we have to withdraw for a moment. Autumn is a bit unpredictable around here. We never know if it will be…

  • Judging Shohin Bonsai

    Photos are from the private collection of Morten Albek and from 2020 edition of the Trophy in Belgium. How to judge Shohin Bonsai is a frequently asked question. I will make a short introduction to the basics here. Shohin sizes Shohin bonsai differs from other…

  • Trophy and book release

    What a smashing good weekend it was at the Trophy this past weekend. The new book Shohin – through the Seasons released and very well received. Thanks for all your positive comments. Online and in real life 🙂 Grateful to receive all your friendly words…

  • Shohin book printed and flying

    The Shohin book is printed and on its way out in the world. I am really happy with the layout and overall impression of the book. I hope it will be well received wherever it will land. “Shohin – Through the Seasons” can be ordered…

  • Trophy selections

    I am glad to reive a message today, confirming the acceptance of both of my submissions for the Trophy exhibition at the end of February. Now for the preparations Preparations is now typed in the calendar. Although the trees are in a good condition, the…