Colorado Bonsai – Nice Relaxing Wildlife Video
Courtesy of Ring, relax and watch the cute animals enjoying themselves to some fresh water. … Continue reading →
Colorado Bonsai – Utah Juniper Collecting Trip
Sierra Cascade Bonsai has a nice article “Utah Juniper Collecting Trip” about collecting Utah Junipers. They have some nice photos of the process including the wife’s legs! Alas there no more follow up articles to see how the trees did … Continue reading →
Colorado Bonsai – REPAIRING RODENT DAMAGED BONSAI
I have had many a tree be attacked by Rodents, primarily Squirrels which attack the roots and also the bark on trunks and limbs. I lost both of my Beech trees when Squirrels attacked and ate half of the roots … Continue reading →
Colorado Bonsai – Colorado Cameron Peak and East Troublesome Fires
I thought I would make a 50 photo gallery of the Cameron Peak Fire and the East Troublesome Fire so that you may understand the awesome destructive nature of forest firs like these and the effort it takes to fight these fires. … Continue reading →
Colorado Bonsai – Colorado Hero’s All Of Them
If there is one photo that best defines what a hero is in Colorado then its the photo below of Firefighters from all over Colorado coming together to save lives and fight the Cameron Peak forest fire. Check out the … Continue reading →
Colorado Bonsai – Governors Walz, Dayton, Pawlenty, Ventura Launch Nonpartisan PSA
I like it, well said. Lets do it! … Continue reading →
Colorado Bonsai – Berberis Thunbergii ‘Crimson Pygmy’ Bonsai – Urban Yamadori Tree
This post will be about finding a really large Berberis thunbergii ‘Crimson Pygmy’ tree at Nicks Garden Center in Aurora. Technically this is a nursery tree, but it is really an urban collected Yamadori tree. The thing was in 15 gallon … Continue reading →
Colorado Bonsai – Quercus Ilex Bonsai
I have made a new page for my Quercus Ilex Bonsai tree. Many years ago in my first year (2009) of trying to be a Bonsai artist I visited a nursery in Fort Collins, Co. I was wondering around just … Continue reading →
Colorado Bonsai – Denver Botanic Gardens Winter Chihuly – Tree
Better Homes and Gardens has a beautiful photo of a very large Chihuly sculpture taken during the winter at the Denver Botanic Gardens that is very striking during a snow storm! What a setting for a Chihuly tree, yes I … Continue reading →
Colorado Bonsai – Cultivating Artistic Expression Through Bonsai
On August 19th, 2020 Denver Botanic Gardens Bonsai Collection Management and Curation intern J. Henry Basile wrote a beautiful article of his experiences working in the Bonsai Pavilion. This is a really great article to read and understand what a … Continue reading →