John Lewis, the civil rights leader and congressman who died on July 17, 2020 wrote this essay shortly before his death. Wise words from a wise man. “While my time here has now come to an end, I want you … Continue reading →
If your disabled and are reading this post please consider trying to be a Bonsai Artist. Disabled people are and can make great artists. Bonsai trees do not have to be large either and require a lot of strength. Small … Continue reading →
I have updated my page for my Cercocarpus breviflours Gray var. breviflorus Bonsai tree. I removed all of the screening material protecting the new moss added to the tree. New growth was either kept or trimmed back. Moss is looking … Continue reading →
I have taken and added some new photos of a couple of Bonsai Accent Plants to the Rocky Mountain Accent Plants page. One of the Hostas is in bloom and I added a couple photos of it to. … Continue reading →
International Bonsai Master Jonas Dupuich has a new article out titled “Applying a moss top dressing to satsuki azalea bonsai“. This is a great article on how to grow moss on the top of soil. He gives very good instructions … Continue reading →
I have made a new page for my Metasequoia glyptostroboides – Dawn Redwood Bonsai Tree. There is a long story about the tree I recieved from Brussels which you should read before ordering a large tree from them. It has … Continue reading →
One of my first nursery tree finds was a yellow Campsis radicans – Trumpet Vine from the Longmont Tree Farm. It was sitting out in the south fields in amongst a bunch of sickly looking vines. I rescued it and … Continue reading →
I have updated my Cotinus coggygria – Purple Smoke Bush page with a new gallery of the tree. The tree was attacked by a large thunderstorm with hail it in. The tree fought back with new ramification branches everywhere. I … Continue reading →
I was lucky enough to find a massive trunk-ed horizontal growing Quercus gambelii – Scrub / Gambel Oak tree growing on a boulder somewhere west of I-25 highway and east of the Pacific Coast highway. I spent several hours extracting the … Continue reading →
International Bonsai Master Michael Hagedorn has a new article out titled “Alaska Yellow Cedar—Styling, Potting, and Refinement“. This is an in-depth article on one under used conifer for Bonsai. Lots of good information and great photos. I have made a … Continue reading →
