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Mr. Shinji Suzuki Visits Portland, Oregon
Long-time readers of the blog may remember I apprenticed under Mr. Shinji Suzuki in the early aughts, before moving to Portland in 2006. Being a busy fellow, Mr. Suzuki had never been here. The Portland Japanese Garden, who often bring in Japanese masters to give presentations on various traditional arts, invited him over. Personally, having […]
Dwarf Bamboo Care And Display
Dwarf Bamboo in the genus Sasa is a common ground cover and makes a good accent. This is a moss ball, or kokedama, planting. A kokedama doesn’t have a pot, it’s just a mass of roots and soil. Sasa is a vigorous grower and can fill out fast. This one has grown out well but […]
Summer Doings in the Bonsai Studio
These are some of the projects we’ve had going on in the bonsai studio this month. A small bunjin Shore Pine in need of a touch up. The needles stopped growing a month ago, and now some older ones may be removed. After needle pulling and a reset. Some of you may recognize this bunjin […]