My Bonsai Obsession

In my previous post I discussed a display from my club's annual show which was always likely to spark controversy. Perhaps that was the...

I hate to admit that when I first joined my bonsai club  I became so bogged down by the rules that after a while all my trees started to loo...

It's showtime at my bonsai club this weekend. In bonsai terms that should be one of the highlights of my year, but unforeseen circums...

Sometimes it's not easy to decide when to prune a tree and when to leave it to grow undisturbed. I've been accused of over-pruning...

This Ficus Natalensis is one of those I first discussed in my post Clip and Grow Bonsai  about six months ago. When I wrote that post I disc...

This is a Rosemary plant I started as a cutting about eight years ago, shortly before I killed its parent in The Great Vinegar Disaster . ...

I first discussed this Schotia and its development from a five foot nursery tree in a post I wrote late last year, shortly after it had bee...