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Some time with a black pine
Things have been pretty busy since I got back from Japan. A new job, a pregnant wife and Autumn’s bonsai work just beginning haven’t left a lot of time for the blog. On top of this, I have also been...
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Difference of opinion.
While in Japan I worked on a number of trees which might make it to future posts. One such tree was a bunjin style white pine that had been bought by the nursery as part of a larger collection. It had...
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Another black pine.
As the days get cooler we slowly approach the time of year where I like to style conifers. This year is gearing up to be a big one for bonsai work as I have taken on a number of customers trees to be...
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More work – A black pine
Been busy as per usual but I have managed time to fit in a couple of customer trees. Below is a quick before and after of a black pine that needed teasing out of a sea of needles. A fun tree to style....
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Small Shimpaku.
Both my bonsai and personal life have been busy of late. I am fortunate that this year I have been invited to demonstrate and run workshops across Australia for local club, groups and the AABC National...
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Mugo Pine Refinement
One of the trees I worked on last year was an informal upright Mugo Pine. I think that it was originally received by its owner as essentially a piece of topiary. He then worked it over a few years into...
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Shohin White Pine
Just a quick post for today. I was going through some old holiday photos (mainly bonsai pics) and came across a small Japanese White Pine I had worked on in Japan. I am really getting more and more...
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Life gets in the way.
Life as always is busy but lately things have been flat-out. I have been juggling a two-year old, full-time work, managing our house’s extension, working customer trees, digging/collecting material...
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Cedar re-wire.
I don’t grow cedars myself but I have worked a number of nice ones over the years. The tree below is no exception. It is owned by a good friend of mine who had just got it back after it spent a number...
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Dreaming of Onomichi
A number of years ago we visited Onomichi in southern Japan as a bit of a side trip during a family visit to Japan. I fell in love with the town for some reason. While i cant really put my finger on...
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