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Have you mastered your own environment?
Each environment is unique and it is up to us as caretakers of these trees to know every square inch of it in order to best utilise it for our bonsai.
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Metrosideros Excelsa ‘Pōhutukawa’ root over rock bonsai – Where’s the disconnect?
Think of it as seeing something good and wanting more of it, versus not seeing anything but going full tilt to finally have a look and it’s gone in the wrong direction.
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‘Reiterative growth’ a new branch of the Bunjin style.
Each line referencing a moment in the tree’s life, struggles, situational circumstances and ultimately a reflection of the tree’s soul.
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Shifting gears – First styling of a collected plum tree.
The more closed in you are with your approach the more and more every tree will start to look the same and the essence of what might have made that tree special on the workbench might inadvertently be lost.
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Successfully Ground Layering a Camelia – Update.
Looking back on when I chose to perform the ground-layer, there was no freely available resource that I could find that detailed when to attempt this, let alone how the species would react. Now, excitingly, we have that information!
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What’s in the workshop? – Assessing root grafts on a Trident Maple.
Working with Bonsai and in particular Deciduous bonsai, planning ahead is paramount. It’s comparable to compound interest, doing the right tasks at the right time, your tree will only go from strength to strength.
An awesome first blog Robs. Well done. It was easy to read and the journey along with the pictures was…
Two Islands Bonsai 
Such aa valuable lesson for all. As usual Robs so well written. I really am enjoying reading your blogs.