Building A Photographic Background for Bonsai
How to build a backdrop for good quality photography.
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How to build a backdrop for good quality photography.
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This article first appeared in the ABS Journal and is reproduced with the kind permission of Steve Pilacik.
Digging and Bare Rooting Japanese Black Pine From a Field in Midsummer By Steve Pilacik Read More »
Understanding basic plant physiology is also essential to understanding how bonsai techniques are used to alter the natural growth habit of plants and the effect that these techniques have on bonsai.
Plant and Tree Physiology Read More »
Approach Grafting Roots for Better Bonsai Nebari Using A Japanese Maple
Approach Grafting Roots for Better Bonsai Nebari Using A Japanese Maple Read More »
Home / For many years I have been using ‘Progression Series’ containing images of the same tree over a number of years to illustrate the effect of bonsai techniques over time. This short progression series is intended to show the importance of pruning back nursery stock/garden centre material hard if it is to be used
Euonymous alatus/Burning Bush Bonsai Progression Series Read More »
Home / Bonsai are subject to the elements when grown outside and the wind has the most potential to cause damage. A sudden gust of wind can be enough to blow over and damage a prized bonsai in a matter of seconds. Branches can be snapped, pots broken and trees blown out of their pots.
Protecting Your Bonsai and Garden Against the Wind Read More »
Over the years I have seen, heard and read so many myths about Lime Sulphur (sometimes spelt as Lime Sulfur). Why there is so much invention, misinformation and almost mystique surrounding this chemical I am not sure, but it seems to stem from less-informed bonsai literature of yesteryear. What is Lime Sulphur? Lime Sulphur is
Bonsai Myths Part Four: Lime Sulphur Demystifying Lime Sulphur Read More »
This isn’t an instructional video on how to repot a typical deciduous tree. The Elm has become very refined since 2004 when I started it as an airlayer taken from the wild, and the rootball has become incredibly ramified after a succession of repots every two years.
Elm Bonsai Progression And Repotting Read More »
This video illustrates further the method for recovering newly collected deciduous yamadori bonsai (as well as weak trees), using a cheap black plastic bag. The use of the bag creates a very humid environment immediately…
Using A Black Bag For Yamadori Bonsai Video Read More »