Tag Archives: Norway spruce

All change !! well not quite

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

As mentioned in a previous post about the Queens Hall Gallery Show, it was our intention to rotate the trees on a regular basis. The first nine bonsai had been in place for one week today so I exchanged six … Continue reading →

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The Gravel Garden spruce

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

I posted about this tree a while back when I lifted it from our gravel garden where I had planted it when it was collected. It has been doing really well in the polytunnel and seems never to have been … Continue reading →

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Big Spruce

Posted on August 12, 2012 by

Not sure if I have used this image already on this blog [ it's a memory and age thing ! ] The tree is a Norway spruce, Picea abies, from the Willowbog Collection. This photo was taken in the studio … Continue reading →

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Bonsai as Art ?

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

I have long wanted the opportunity to mount an exhibition of bonsai in an art gallery setting so am delighted to be talking to the Queenshall Arts Center in our local town of Hexham about displaying trees in their small … Continue reading →

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Mixed bag

Posted on June 17, 2012 by

Added a handful of new trees on to the on-line shop tonight. One of my favourite species for bonsai, Western hemlock, this nice bonsai created by a local enthusiast. Nice size as well at 54 cm. tall. Interesting Norway spruce … Continue reading →

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Too many branches

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

I decided yesterday that not much harm would be done if I began the process of selecting branches on the big spruce ” stolen ” from the Proprietor’s gravel garden the other day and covered in a previous post here. … Continue reading →

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In which Mr. Greedy aquires a new bonsai !!

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Feeling a little deprived by not being able to add to his collection due to constraints imposed by the Proprietor and blamed on the adverse trading conditions , Mr Greedy resorted to raiding Mrs. Greedy’s garden to add a new … Continue reading →

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The Wark Spruce

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

The tree featured in this post is one of the more recent additions to the Willowbog Collection. It is a Picea abies , Norway spruce , and it is a tree that I collected myself locally. To give you an … Continue reading →

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Staged to look like I am working !

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

Just to show that I am happy to receive the same sort of ridicule that I perhaps let my most valued customers in for !!  Here is a photo staged for a newspaper or magazine article from quite some years … Continue reading →

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