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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.
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Deciduous leaf drop pruning season – time to be intentional and forward thinking.
Now is the time you are either building on your decisions made during the past growing season or making use of this time period to get back on the path.
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How strong is your Japanese Black Pine mid-development?
It’s like having your foot on the gas peddle, too fast and you either crash or veer off in the wrong direction and too slow, well you simply don’t get to the ‘destination.’
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The Ponder Series – The things that go unsaid.
I believe bonsai as practiced in New Zealand is at the beginning of a new and exciting chapter in its journey.
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Visual documentation of the 1st ‘change of dress’ on our native Podocarpus Tōtara.
I’ll geek out here a little bit at the end. Why would we do this may extend a bit deeper ie, climatic + cultivation conditions.
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.