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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 […]
Foemina Juniper Revisit, With Design Comments
A Foemina Juniper in 2023, after its first styling. Foemina in early July, 2026. Letting bonsai get shaggy is a good now and then to help build energy and momentum, especially with trees like this Foemina which is left to grow out each year. But if left too long it is hard to get back […]