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.
Prunus spinosa/Blackthorn bonsai seem to be a
Prunus spinosa/Blackthorn bonsai seem to be a speciality of the UK and are very rare indeed! Height 34”/86cm… https://t.co/FTKiPaF3pA
@chris_bonsai I’d strongly suggest contacting
@chris_bonsai I’d strongly suggest contacting her, she’s surprisingly cheap!
Some more detail of the stunning new pot from
Some more detail of the stunning new pot from Maria José González Rodríguez for my hawthorn bonsai. With a tradema… https://t.co/HqBFvlbEX6
The final result of my collaboration with Spanish
The final result of my collaboration with Spanish potter Maria José González Rodríguez who has this wonderful new p… https://t.co/iJZPHfnSYt
@TaraSteciuk Wonderful description!
@TaraSteciuk Wonderful description!
2022 Mid-Atlantic Bonsai Societies Spring Festival Club Exhibition
The bonsai exhibition was held on April 8-10, 2023 during the festival held in Parsippany, New Jersey. h. This year there were many beautiful bonsai displayed by the 10 member clubs of the Mid-Atlantic Bonsai Societies.…
Gearing up for the Pacific Bonsai Expo
It’s been awhile since the last update about the Pacific Bonsai Expo, so I thought I’d share some notes about where things stand. For those who haven’t heard about the event, the Pacific Bonsai Expo is a juried exhibit…
@mogo_graphics The actual trunk was dug up from an
@mogo_graphics The actual trunk was dug up from an old hedge, impossible to say how old exactly
This tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia or
This tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia or Damson, is literally the easiest and fastest developing tree I’ve e… https://t.co/kYwnhZJKoM
An updated image of my Acer palmatum/Japanese or
An updated image of my Acer palmatum/Japanese or Mountain Maple bonsai, I started from a cutting 20-ish years ago,… https://t.co/mnEQXniqwD
Pinching candles on small exposed root pines
While repotting a batch of two-year old pines this past winter, John Eads and I paused to create a handful of miniature exposed root bonsai. We hadn’t intended to make small trees, but when we found that the roots we…
After repotting on Tuesday, my Ulmus
After repotting on Tuesday, my Ulmus pumila/Siberian Elm bonsai, started as field-grown stock and purchased for £30… https://t.co/1P0xIh7CdM
The Way Of The Forest: Chinese Elm
A warm and sunny day here in the UK and one of my
A warm and sunny day here in the UK and one of my favourite times in Spring for appreciating deciduous bonsai!… https://t.co/jVjulnIxsr
@GoldingJa @NHS @RoyalPapworth Keeping going
@GoldingJa @NHS @RoyalPapworth Keeping going John!!
@EddyRhead Nice wheels Eddie!!
@EddyRhead Nice wheels Eddie!!
Bald Cypress Initial Styling And Potting
@Domlitch Successfully recovering a tree collected
@Domlitch Successfully recovering a tree collected from the wild is very difficult and requires some exacting condi… https://t.co/RyMdTfUKig
Practice displays at Sei Boku Bonsai Kai
Earlier this week I visited the Sei Boku Bonsai Kai to talk about display ahead of their annual exhibit in June. After running through the basics, we looked at member displays with an eye toward making improvements…
“The Walking Stick”, a hawthorn I collected 4
“The Walking Stick”, a hawthorn I collected 4 years ago after adjusting some of the roots last week. A very tall 32… https://t.co/cQMxelmxxy
Root Pruning Trident Maple Bonsai
Spring has sprung, and I hope the good weather remains (It won’t, forecast is for 14F for Tuesday.) But we are still going ahead and repotting and root pruning. I recently sold a developed Japanese maple bonsai. The new…
Another bonsai, an English Elm developed from raw
Another bonsai, an English Elm developed from raw material in just 4 years, fully detail-wired and turned in the po… https://t.co/cKaLQKo3uE
This stunning European Hornbeam bonsai returned to
This stunning European Hornbeam bonsai returned to the garden on Friday. A nursery stock tree originally, I have de… https://t.co/6GCjscaC2U
Today was about polishing up a Japanese Black Pine
Today was about polishing up a Japanese Black Pine bonsai, in preparation for display in May this year. After redu… https://t.co/hMTbsIh3Il