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Accents Again.
Found some images I missed dropped into another folder so thought I’d include. I was sat on the patio, on a chair while my wife changed the pots over for me (I’m disabled), during the while a lady...
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Still On Accents.
I’ve made a couple of changes so felt I would share. This Dan Barton pot really is one of my most cherished pots. When I purchased this one I did not see that it graduated down to a cobalt blue …...
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Two New Pots Today
Two wonderful pots arrived today from my good friend Tony Remington. Tony sure knows a thing or two about making pots and usually I cannot resist some of his new ideas. The first I have in mind to try...
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New ‘Monkey’ Pole (Display Area)
A boring post about a ‘Monkey Pole.’ I’d decided I needed a new display pole with a base on top, and I had stumbled over some lovely sandstone type slabs at B n Q, so felt instead of a wooden …...
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Dianthus to Dan Barton Pot
I felt this beautiful Dan Barton Pot (aren’t they all?) suited this Dianthus India Star perfectly. I purchased the plant by way of a recent visit to Hestercombe House. Virtually all old soil removed...
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Those Birdies!
I’ll say ‘bless em’ but honestly you’d think they would behave a tad better. I’d made up a nice wee Kusamono with a variety of locally grown (my garden) ‘stuff’ including wee Violas, various sedums and...
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Made Myself A Quick Faux ‘Ji-ita’
John B is currently making me a nice Ji-ita slice for personal use; his skills are simply amazing. For now I had a bit of wood so thinned it down and put a fake edge on to sort of look … Continue...
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Disease on Maples!
I’d noticed two out of three of my Maple trees had been showing some browning to leaf edges. With the ridiculous winds we have endured over since ‘Spring’ arrived I wasn’t really surprised. I’m normall...
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Just A Plant In A Pot
At times during the best months of the year for my hobby of bonsai, I do, as many will know, enjoy hugely mucking about with small pots n plants in the vain hope I can make some attractive ones. Now …...
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Korean Hornbeam Before & After.
I’ve suffered greatly just recently with pain from this infernal arthritis. But with a beer on the table and plenty of pain killing I decided I could ignore my triple trunk KH no longer. Funny though,...
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Bergeranthus as Accent
I didn’t actually get a lot done yesterday as where I live we are fighting a wind turbine application, so doing all we can to get the infernal thing refused! Anyway I did want to take a break and out …...
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An Update.
I showed the rather nice Tony Remington pot which I was fortunate enough to secure a week or so back. I had no idea what to put in it, which reminds me … of course none of us have ever … Continue...
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Flowering Sempervivums
I use the plural as this ERIN pot I showed a while ago, which was really not a lot more than throw some spare stuff in a pot and see what happens. I’m delighted the central sempervivums have decided to...
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Dwarf Allium & Others.
I’d been looking for one of these for sometime now, and whilst I know I could order one over the internet it was never really a consideration. Taking a trip up into the Quantock Hills we dropped in to...
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Old Accent Plants (where do they go?)
Over the years I have made some of the worst possible choices for accent plantings; yes I’ll hold the ol hand up. Have I learnt? Not entirely, as on occasion reason goes out of the way and I will STILL...
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Two ERIN, One Barton And A Remmmmmmmiiiinnnningtoooooo—-n
All sung to the twelve days of the Silly Season. Lovely morning here in Somerset, and I could not walk by without a click of the shutter. Colours are lovely to see. Enjoy the day, or should that read...
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Siberian Elm Leaf Size.
Although this Siberian Elm is a tree that looks better in a winter image, it is still never-the-less a deciduous tree, that for seven to eight months of the year is in full leaf. I always felt it a...
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Leaf Strip Results
On the 23rd June this year I leaf stripped two Maples. I was concerned that I may have had a disease going on … or it was a uniform leaf burn. I mentioned then that almost every single leaf had …...
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Mountain Maple After Leaf Removal.
I mentioned in an earlier blog entry that two of my Maples had the most awful leaf burn this year. After much thought and input too from others I have settled on a combination of three areas. I mention...
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2013 Crawley Bonsai Show
With many many thanks to my great friend Paul Bowerbank for these wonderful images of the Crawley 2013 Bonsai Show; and what a great show it looked. Paul has uploaded to his Flickr account and they can...
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Some New Accents.
I was fortunate enough to make the Bristol Bonsai Show at the weekend of the 18th. What a fantastic show with absolute applause from me with respect to the organisation, QUALITY of trees and supporting...
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Lazy Days.
Struggling as I do these days … with my health, I can still sit on my backside and enjoy the hobbies I have. Today I was trying out some new camera techniques. Before I did however I had to take …...
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Bonsai Accent Show Bristol 2014
Delighted to share this one once again. I shall be going myself so look forward to seeing friends from far and wide. Filed under: Bonsai News Tagged: accent plant, accent planting, accent plants, acer...
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Procumbens All Change
Not been around in a while as health issues and moving home (we hope) have taken priority. I have however had a good week or two and thought I would spend a bit of time on all my trees. I … Continue...
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Hinoki Cypress
One of the nicest species I’ve ever worked with is the Hinoki Cypress. I purchased one about fifteen or so years ago and it was virtually identical to the first image below. Clearly it was in a pot and...
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