My Bonsai Obsession
Life among my trees
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
A Pleasant Surprise
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It's been nearly four weeks since I removed the air layer from the mulberry tree outside our house. At the time it looked like this. ...
Sunday, 14 February 2016
Can I Bonsai a Cactus?
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Although I was anything but an enthusiastic gardener as a child, I have clear memories of wanting a cactus. My parents very nearly bought me...
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Friday, 12 February 2016
Sticks in Pots
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The olive trees commonly used for bonsai in South Africa are Olea Europaea subsp. Africana, often referred to as the wild olive. Its fruit a...
Thursday, 11 February 2016
A Visitor to the Bonsai Garden
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Things have been rather quiet in the bonsai garden lately. It's not that I haven't had work to do on my trees, because there's ...
Friday, 5 February 2016
Rescuing a Mulberry Tree
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When I was growing up I always wanted a mulberry tree, but we never planted one in our garden because they were too messy. I still don't...
Saturday, 23 January 2016
Other People's Ideas
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I love going to bonsai workshops . They're a great place to look for new ideas while socialising with people with whom I have a shared i...
Monday, 18 January 2016
Decisions, decisions
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I apologise for harping on about my fig tree, but decision-making has never been one of my strengths and I really feel like I need to commit...
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