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Last of the bonsai in my [ our ] own collection
Some more of the Willowbog Collection trees, A favourite native species to bonsai with, this is Ulmus glabra, collected by a friend in the S. Yorks region many years ago. I love the mainly natural hollow trunk. A big Walsall … Continue reading
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Tagged bonsai, Juniperus chinensis, larch, maple, marco invernizzi, Peter Warren, Ryan Neil, taxus cuspidata, Walsall Studio Ceramics, Willowbog
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Deciduous bonsai on-line
Just added a few more of our stock of deciduous bonsai to our on-line shop. I rather hummed and hahed about the possibility of adding this example to the Willowbog Collection. It is one of the Southern beech family of … Continue reading
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Tagged bonsai, field maple, hawthorn, maple, on-line shop, scots elm, southern beech, Willowbog
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Undesirable and unwanted !
No, I am not talking about some of our customers, although ……………… I noticed this damage on our best maple when showing some folk round the nursery yesterday ! When I got the tree into the studio to check this … Continue reading
At last the pictures you’ve been waiting for …..or not
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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Tagged art gallery, bonsai, bonsai people, bonsai show, larix kaempferi, maple, Picea abies, Queens Hall Hexham
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A lovely Autumn day for our October Bonsai Chat.
We saw a very encouraging turn out for our regular monthly get together today. The weather was bright and sunny making being in the studio, either to work or to just sit and talk, quite pleasant. Today’s tokonoma featured a … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn colour, bonsai, Bonsai chat, bonsai people, BSA, maple, Willowbog
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Yesterday the famed Willowbog soup was on the menu !
It is without doubt the Autumn season when Jean provides soup for workshop participants as she did yesterday ! It was September’s regular monthly, general workshop yesterday and we had six Willowboggers taking part. Wendy returned with her son Mark, … Continue reading
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Tagged bonsai, bonsai people, cyprian cedar, Hinoki cypress, maple, Willowbog, workshop
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Put to good use !
Sometimes when we buy stock to sell it ends up not getting sold at all !! Notably when Mr. Greedy takes a fancy to a new bonsai and adds it to his collection, with the all be it reluctant permission … Continue reading
Season change in the air ?
A bit of Autumn colour is starting to appear on some trees ! This Acer japonicum, Japanese full moon maple, is one of those showing most leaf colour. As you can see, quite a reddish tinge to the leaves already. … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn colour, bonsai, deciduous bonsai, maple, Ulmus glabra, Willowbog
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Today
A pretty low-key workshop today here at the nursery. We had three real Willowboggers participating and another three Willowboggers helping !! In this photo I help Barry J with some summer pruning on three maples. Terry, on the left, assisting … Continue reading
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Tagged bonsai, bonsai people, juniper, maple, Willowbog, workshop
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Another Bonsai Chat Saturday
Our regular monthly first Saturday of the month get togethers seem to come round increasingly quickly ! April’s yesterday was another good day at Willowbog Bonsai. My tokonoma display included a maple from Mr. Greedy’s collection and a carved wooden … Continue reading
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Tagged bonsai, Bonsai chat, bonsai people, maple, scots pine, shohin, Willowbog
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