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THE SUBCONSCIOUS EMOTIVE RESPONSE TO BONSAI DISPLAY – VIEWING HEIGHT
Precursor, I wrote this as an article for our local bonsai association a year or two ago and thought I would share it here… Have you ever considered why we generally have our bonsai displayed on a bench or pedestal rather than just randomly on the ground in our gardens? Why we risk the randomness…
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Up-potting made easy for trees in development.
Regardless of your chosen developmental process, quite confidently one can conclude, the more space a tree has to grow in the larger it will get. Link this to our developmental goals it becomes clear that we need to maximise this. I like to use pond baskets where possible for trees in development and that’s for…
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Air-layering Podocarpus Tōtara and what we’ve reaffirmed.
Having spent the last couple of days working through the Podocarpus Tōtara air-layers performed in 2023, I thought it would be of interest to look back on the process undertaken so far and what’s planned moving forward. What follows is a recount of air-layer Al-01/17. Back in August of 2023 I performed several air-layers on…
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Why the simple task of weeding strengthened my discipline in bonsai and forged a mindset!
The start of my bonsai journey had a core focus, absorb as much knowledge as possible and approach my learning in environments that were accessible to me and that continually allowed me to learn valuable lessons. This was my initial apprenticeship. Money or the making of a sustainable income was never prioritised. A few years…
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Welcome to the Blog! Our personal bonsai journey’s!
I thought long and hard as to what the 1st blog should be, post website creation. Then it was clear as day; the journey! Our bonsai journey’s are so unique to us, not only from the aspect of our trees physical evolution but our personal growth, trials, experiences and enjoyment. Photographs are one way of…
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.