My Bonsai Obsession

It's been almost a year since I published my last blog post. The pandemic has been bad for my motivation and my blog hasn't been the...

When I visit my various online bonsai groups lately I see everyone's trees getting tons of love during lockdown. Sadly mine aren't a...

Yesterday's post was all about the first of my two neglected ficuses, a tree which had benefited greatly from the development of a vigo...

I hate to admit that the last time I worked on my two neglected ficuses was when I repotted them in November 2015. Because of time constrain...

When I bought my crab apple a few years ago it was about seven foot tall with no low branches, so it's taken a bit of effort to get it t...

The first tree to appear in my blog was this Ficus Natalensis which I grew from a cutting in 2007. Ficus Natalensis - September 2015 ...

With so many trees to care for I have some which have been sitting in my bonsai area for years receiving little more attention than what is ...

For some reason the willow leaf Ficus (Ficus Nerifolia) seems really hard to come by in my city. I searched long and hard before I eventuall...

This little olive tree is one of the rare trees I've bought as bonsai stock, meaning that it required a lot less work than most of my ot...

In 2010 I received an unexpected gift from a senior member of my bonsai club - this Abelia: August 2010 - as I received it As we hav...

In early 2008, shortly after I joined my bonsai club , I won this little Privet off the raffle table. It had a decent trunk leading up to tw...

One of the problems with having too many trees is that I don't have time to give all of them the attention they need. As a result some o...