Author: ang3lsdream
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Issho-en: What does it mean?
Simply put, it means Together Garden. Honestly, we might not even be using it in the most accurate sense of the translation, but with some poetic license, we claim it all the same. The kanji itself plays into the very poetic sense of what bonsai means for us. The characters individually mean ‘one’ and ‘beginning’. […]
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Volunteering at the Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection
So I was emailing back and fourth with Dave Degroot some time ago – he is the curator of the Rim, and told him I’d love to volunteer sometime… he kindly accepted my offer. Today was my first day. I had a GREAT time!!! Fun crew to hang out with, especially our own Dick Benbow […]
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Rocky Mountain Juniper: No Guts No Glory
(Ok… so I know I was supposed to put up part two of Bonsaication next… but have you ever been so gripped with inspiration you could not resist the impulse to create?? That’s where I found myself on the evening when I was supposed to be finishing the other story – vacations are almost as […]
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Bonsaication: Part One
Some people take vacations… we tend to take bonsaications. A bonsaication by definition is a period of time when you run away from your normal life and immerse yourself in as much bonsai as possible. Some people have to drag their significant others on such trips, promising tempting rewards somewhere along the way. But being […]
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Sneak Peek of a USNBE Entry…
This is a sneak peek of a Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Tsukumo‘ that I am entering into the 3rd US National Bonsai Exhibition in NY next month. I’m still working on tweeking it, but I got the custom table today, which was made by Jerry Braswell. I finally settled on which accent planting and jita I would use […]
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Larch update…
Just thought I would throw up a couple photos of the larch I recently worked on… and also took a photo of the backside. I have to admit, I was pleased that the tree actually has a pleasing view all the way around. Victrinia
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A couple little cuties…
In an effort to share something that ISN’T a larch… I thought I would share a few photos of some of my shohin trees. First up… a sweet little imported Zelkova from Japan. I picked this up from Lisa Kirk of Telperion Farms. I’d been long admiring it, and had to have it. I don’t […]
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Clearly it’s Larch fest…
I adore Larches… the first time I found out a conifer could blow it’s needles and enjoy a winter silhouette I was hooked. Then I saw the Nick Lenz Larches at the Pacific Rim… one of which ranks as one of my favorite bonsai of all time. There’s something so perfect in being able to […]
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Gnarly Branches Ancient Trees – by Will Hiltz
It occurred to me, after I sent diane Robinson a link to the blog, that I had not yet mentioned the book I contributed to. First off… diane is not a typo. I like to make sure people understand that… she is ‘little d’. In fact, someday when I grow up, I hope to be just […]
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The Seven States of Bonsai – Part Four
(Yes, bless it all… this is the end.) Continued from Part Three… Recovery: The period of time between activities in which the tree is expending energy on healing and sealing wounds, or on regaining strength post damage. Once a tree has been worked over (especially its roots) leave it alone for several weeks. Water it […]