Spotted in the Wild
Historical Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and RSS posts previously curated by the club (2017–present). Not authored by the club — preserved here since the original source feeds no longer carry this history.
David Benavente styles a Taxus Bonsai
This demo took place at the UBE show in Spain (2024) - David Benavente created a wonderful Taxus bonsai in about 4 hours time. Serious about growing your own Bonsai trees? Then consider enrolling in one of our online…
The Toronto Bonsai Society Celebrates 60 Years Of Bonsai Education
The Toronto Bonsai Society is celebrating their 60 th Anniversary Exhibition and Sale on October 11-13, 2024, at the Toronto Botanical Garden in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Achieving 60 years is a significant milestone…
Easy! Bonsai from a standard Thyme plant #bonsai #diy #diycrafts #plants
These Thyme plants are widely available in supermarkets and garden centers - but do they make nice Bonsai trees? In this video Oscar styles this cheap thyme (about 10 USD) into a little Bonsai tree. Serious about…
Bonsai autumn
The autumn shows colours when days get shorter and colder. For now its still a bit warm but slowly this changes. Before we can work on the deciduous when leaves drop, we can do our weekly bonsai work on another species.…
Weeping Tamarisk Bonsai Tree Timelapse
In this video, Ryan meticulously demonstrates the fine-tuning of wiring techniques for the Smallflower Tamarisk bonsai. Learn essential bonsai wiring skills and explore the unique characteristics of the Tamarisk bonsai,…
Miniature landscapes: Bonsai #art #miniature #bonsai #trees
Serious about growing your own Bonsai trees? Then consider enrolling in one of our online Bonsai Courses, taught by expert teachers. For the curriculums and free lectures, go to: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/courses
The mini Spruce Bonsai tree
With this young Picea abies (Spruce) we start a journey to turn it into a nice little Mame Bonsai - a real challenge! The material we started with was a young plant, about 4 years old, purchased at a bonsai nursery for…
Nick Hopes bonsai interview on video
Nick Hopes is known for his bonsai pottery, and in this episode, we visit the bonsai garden and the pottery workshop in Frigiliana, Spain. We talk about inspiration, aesthetics and the bonsai life in Spain. Ready to…
The ‘Switch-Hitter’ Junipers: Two Ways of Training
Most junipers have two types of foliage, a needly foliage and a non-needly. Often these two foliage types are seen on the same plant. Other times the needly-type foliage is apparent in times of stress or when young, and…
Maximizing Bonsai Design with Lebanese Cedar Tree
With its alpine presence, broad canopy, and unique pointed branching, Cedrus is one of the most captivating yet misunderstood bonsai species. Drawing inspiration from the Cedars of God in Lebanon, we refine the design…
Bonsai display #bonsai #art
Enjoy the stunning Bonsai Museum of Luis Vallejo, located in Spain (part 4) Serious about growing your own Bonsai trees? Then consider enrolling in one of our online Bonsai Courses, taught by expert teachers. For the…
Container Selection for Spruce Bonsai
Last week our bonsai society had a special meeting on spruce bonsai. Harvey Carapella, Marc Arpag and I presented simultaneous demonstrations, in addition to a formal display of one of our personal spruce bonsai. Harvey…
Autumn Bonsai Live Q&A Sunday
Home again after a perfect stay in Spain. Switching temperatures to about 15 degrees C makes the autumn very present. Slowly autumn colours will show and it will be time for new bonsai work to be done. But what’s the…
Shohin olive ground-layer
About a year ago I received a small olive with an unusual feature – the lower part of the trunk didn’t seem to be alive. The tree continued to grow, but slowly. An even bigger problem was that the trunk swelled a couple…
Juniper Bonsai inspiration
In this video we show some of the world's best Juniper Bonsai trees. Enjoy! Serious about growing your own Bonsai trees? Then consider enrolling in one of our online Bonsai Courses, taught by expert teachers. For the…
The vanishing video from last week…
As a small business owner I spend an extraordinary amount of time chasing gremlins. Eventually bloggers will write a post that, when it lands in your email inbox, looks nothing like the previews. Last week’s post Limber…
Beautiful Bonsai #trees #nature #art #indonesia
Serious about growing your own Bonsai trees? Then consider enrolling in one of our online Bonsai Courses, taught by expert teachers. For the curriculums and free lectures, go to: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/courses
Mike Siow Bonsai demo
Mike Siow worked on this Tamarindus indica at the 1st WBFF Regional Convention & PPBI in Surabaya, Indonesia. Serious about growing your own Bonsai trees? Then consider enrolling in one of our online Bonsai Courses,…
60th Anniversary Toronto Bonsai Exhibition
The Toronto Bonsai Society will soon be celebrating their 60 th Anniversary Exhibition and Sale on October 11-13, 2024, at the Toronto Botanical Garden in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Achieving 60 years is a significant…
Limber Pine: REWORK
This week’s post takes a second look at a Limber Pine first styled in 2019. With a mop of new shoots there is the potential to fully clothe the tree this time. Where we began in July 2024. Following cleanup of old…
Bonsai on Rocks #bonsai #bonsaitree #rock
Serious about growing your own Bonsai trees? Then consider enrolling in one of our online Bonsai Courses, taught by expert teachers. For the curriculums and free lectures, go to: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/courses
Koji Hiramatsu styles a Juniper Bonsai
Koji Hiramatsu styled this bonsai at the UBE bonsai event in Spain. Serious about growing your own Bonsai trees? Then consider enrolling in one of our online Bonsai Courses, taught by expert teachers. For the…
Bending trunks. Is it possible?
Bending trunks or thick branches demands some special techniques; in this lecture, I show you how to manage that. This technique isn’t for any tree; therefore, it is shown on a species that tolerates this kind of work.…
The Magic of Puttering in the Bonsai Garden
In a rush we can still take care of the necessary, like putting on clothes. In a rush we do tend to notice the obvious things. That the home is on fire. That a flood is coming down the stairs. That our partner’s hair is…