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Matsu Monday - BonsaiBench.com
One of my friends, Bill Johnson, from the Bonsai Society of Greater Cincinnati announced a new site recently, Bonsai Bench.  The site allows for monthly care calendar additions and updates to be shared with bonsai growers around the world.  Each entry is zone specific, so you can find the...
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Published a week ago

Louisville Fall Show and Sale - 2008
October 3-5 was the Fall Show and Sale for the Greater Louisville Bonsai Society.  This happened to be the same weekend as the famous St. James Art Show, right down the street from our gracious hosts at the Crane House.  This event was quite a success for our club.  We were able to sell quite...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Bonsai Intensive - Fall 2008
I've just returned from another Bonsai Intensive with Boon Manakitivipart.  Why fly across the country to for bonsai?  Well, it's a great opportunity to work with a very talented bonsai artist.  Also, there are few similar chances to work on high quality material. Fall work was centered mostly...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Cincinnati Fall Show - 2008
On Saturday, October 4th, I attended the Bonsai Society of Greater Cincinnati Fall Show at the Krohn Conservatory.  The display was much larger than previous years.  Tables lined the entry hall, the green house, and the tropical display room.  It was obvious quite a lot of work was put into...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Updates coming soon!
A good friend of mine sent me a email the other day asking, "What's the deal with the bonsai blog? Are you still doing that, or have you moved on?" I haven't posted on here in a while. It certainly isn't because I've abandoned this blog. Rather, a lot of things have been going on. I've been...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Matsu Monday - Study Group with Doug Philips
It's been another incredibly busy week.  Not much has been done to the trees other than light fertilization and heavy watering.  The temperature and humidity continues to rise.  Growth will slow down soon as the heat hits the maximum for the summer.  Hopefully we'll have several more weeks of...
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Published 5 months ago

Matsu Monday - Root Over Rock
I had very limited spare time last week, but was able to work on a project that I've had planned for the last year or two.  I've had the rock pictured below for a few years now.  It's perfect for root-over-rock.I've paired the rock with this low rectangle with soft corners. I've had the pot...
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Published 5 months ago

Japanese Black Pine Grafting
The following tree was grafted this Spring.  The bag has been trimmed to let the emerging candle to fully extend.  More of the bag will be removed this fall.  The grafting tape will remain until the following Spring.In February a suitable bud was selected from the apex.  Before the tree was...
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Published 5 months ago

Matsu Monday - Busy Busy June
It's been an incredibly busy June.  Aside from repotting time, June is by far the most busy time for me and my trees.  Maples and other deciduous trees are in need of trimming and defoliating.  Wiring can be done at this time as well.  And all trees are in constant need of water and...
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Published 5 months ago

Matsu Monday - Japanese Black Pine Decandling
This past weekend was spent decandling Japanese Black Pine bonsai. The benches are absolutely filled with pines, so it was a very busy weekend.Decandling is a technique reserved for trees that are nearer to completion.  The process is used to regulate and control the candle and needle growth of...
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Published 5 months ago

Peter Adams Bonsai Demonstration
Last night I attended a lecture/demonstration by Peter Adams. It had been 13 years since he last visited Cincinnati, long before I joined the club. For his demonstration Peter worked on a medium sized Chinese Elm. The elm had some previous training, most likely while it was being grown for...
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Published 5 months ago

Informal Study Group
This Saturday, June 21st, I'm hosting an informal study group and bonsai workshop at my home in Shepherdsville.  If anyone is in the area and interested in attending please feel free to contact me.  We'll be working on Japanese Black Pine and Satsuki Azaleas. Removing the candles on Japanese...
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Published 5 months ago