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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Willowbog’s second weekend at Alnwick Gardens
Well, I have to admit to have returned from our second weekend at Alnwick Gardens Cherry Blossom Festival pretty disappointed ! Only the weather to blame I think for the very low visitor numbers over the two days. It was … Continue reading
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Back at Alnwick Gardens
Willowbog Bonsai is back at the prestigious Alnwick Gardens this coming weekend for part two of their Cherry Blossom Festival celebrations. We will again have several of our better bonsai on display as well as a small sales area. Last … Continue reading
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Our sheep return
Well strictly speaking not our sheep but our daughter and her husbands sheep ! Our daughter has the use of the remaining grazing land here at Willowbog Farm. However, the landlord [ me ! ] has quite strict criteria for … Continue reading
The Cherry Bossom Festival at Alnwick Gardens
Whilst Jean held the fort, and Ray and Terry took care of the workshop, I was working my socks off at Alnwick last weekend ! At least this year the cherry trees were actually still in flower for the celebration … Continue reading
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April 2012 nov/int. w/shop
My grateful thanks to Terry and Ray for taking charge of Saturdays workshop whilst I was otherwise engaged. I had meant to ask either Terry or Ray to bring one of their own trees to create a tokonoma display , … Continue reading
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Tomorrow’s novice/intermediate workshop
The regular monthly workshop scheduled for tomorrow goes ahead despite the fact that I will be occupied at the Alnwick Gardens Cherry Blossom Festival. Two experienced Willowboggers have kindly offered to take charge of the workshop, believe it or not … Continue reading
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Alnwick Gardens Cherry Blossom Festival
This weekend sees the annual Cherry blossom Festival at the prestigious Alnwick Gardens and Willowbog Bonsai will again be there promoting both bonsai and the nursery. We will have with us six or seven eye-catching trees which we hope will … Continue reading
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New workshop date
We have just engaged the services of bonsai proffessional Mr. Peter Warren for a weekend of workshops on the 30th June and the 1st July. This will be Peter’s second session for us this year. The ideal is for us … Continue reading
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Do you use copper training wire on your bonsai ?
By and large it is the case that the Japanese will use copper wire for the shaping process on most, if not all coniferous species, most, if not all of the time. We at Willowbog Bonsai supply twelve sizes of … Continue reading
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A few photos from today
The weather is still a bit problematic for getting many of the bonsai with more vulnerable foliage out from their winter accommodation. Two maples from the Willowbog Collection in the old greenhouse. Continuing over-night frosts risk cosmetic damage to leaves … Continue reading
