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A largess of larch

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

We have recently been given the chance to sell a number of Japanese larch, Larix kaempferi, bonsai , on behalf of the owners. In the case of one of the trees it was a case of collection reduction but with … Continue reading →

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First www. of the year

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

In this particular case, www. equates to ”Warren Workshop Weekend” With four of the six participants booked to do both days, we had a large range of material and a lot of trees to start with on Saturday morning ! … Continue reading →

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Four for sale

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

A North east enthusiast has asked us to sell four interesting Larch on his behalf as he is seeking to reduce his collection. They are all Larix kaempferi, the Japanese larch and they are all trees that have been in … Continue reading →

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Hopefully the final change over at Hexham

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

Late this afternoon  The Proprietor and I carried out what we hope will be the final rotation of our exhibits at the Queens Hall show. We swapped all nine bonsai, taking several different trees and returning others that had appeared … Continue reading →

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Not another re-pot for this larch ?

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

Yes ! I’m afraid so. I posted about the re-potting of this Willowbog Collection Larix kaempferi earlier this year. First though, one or two reminders of the background to this tree. This is the tree on the day that it … Continue reading →

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At last the pictures you’ve been waiting for …..or not

Posted on October 13, 2012 by

I spent a very pleasant day at the Queens Hall, Hexham, for the opening of our bonsai exhibition in their Gallery One. This is pretty much the view as you enter the space. From the opposite corner of the room. … Continue reading →

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More for the shop window

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

We have taken in a few part-exchanges in the past week or two, here are some that have been uploaded to the Willowbog Bonsai On-line shop. One of those small needled Japanese black pines. This is a chuhin size tree … Continue reading →

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This week at the nursery.

Posted on August 9, 2012 by

Fairly quiet one way and another this week here,  but on Tuesday I was pleased to meet and talk to a new customer who was making his first purchase from us. And what a nice purchase it was too ! … Continue reading →

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Peter Warren weekend.

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

The end of another very successful teaching weekend with Peter Warren . The first thing that Peter did yesterday morning was to put a tokonoma display together, something that we do for each event staged in the studio. This is … Continue reading →

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Is Tanuki really a dirty word ?

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

TANUKI 狸・貍, MUJINA 狢・貉, MAMI 猯・貒 Magical Fox-Like Dog with Shape-Shifting Powers Trickster & Spook, Originally Evil, Now Benevolent Modern-Day Icon of Generosity, Cheer, and Prosperity Found Often Outside Japanese Bars & Restaurants If tanuki is a trick then how … Continue reading →

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