Among others there are larch, hawthorn, beech, yew, scots pine, elm and some very unusual tillia (Linden).

G.

Over the next couple of months the pots will be thoroughly cleaned, photographed and listed on our web site for sale. There is close to half a ton of pots so be patient

G.

Working with Stavros, Greg and Savvas reminded me of when I started my bonsai journey 20 years ago. So much enthusiasm and so much excitement is great to be around. I felt like being around a bunch of kids, these guys have so much energy…. and so many questions… and so many plants too! That is just what it takes to succeed with bonsai and these guys will go all the way for sure.

I am amazed that bonsai does not seem to have more of a following in Cyprus. However left to my friends here the word is sure to spread and I am VERY pleased to be able to help in a small way.

Thanks for a great weekend guys and for your ongoing support it was a privilege and an honour to be a part of your journey and hope to be back soon.

G.

Today we re-potted a hawthorn collected two years ago. This is a very old tree collected from a dying hedgerow. When we potted it two years ago it only had a teaspoon of root.

The tree was planted in a deep pot in our No1 Bonsai soil mix.

After just two years LOOK AT ALL THOSE ROOTS!

Two years ago this tree had no roots and no branches. A combination of good soil and good fertilizer (Green Dream) have put this ailing tree on the road to becoming bonsai.

Our large trees are shipped by road to anywhere within the EU.

This one will be on the road for about 6 days.

Labelled up and now all we need is a truck!

YAMADORI
We have a massive selection of the most amazing yamadori available from ANY British nursery.

New yamadori trees include…. SCOTS PINE – MUGO PINE – SPRUCE – LARCH - DOUGLAS FIR – PRIVET – ELM – BEECH – HAWTHORN – OAK (several varieties) – OLIVE VARIETIES INCLUDING SYLVESTRIS, OLEASTER,
ULLASTRE – SABINA JUNIPER (including thurifera) – VITIS – BOUGAINVILLEA – CAROB and many more

We really are a bunch of skip rats!

The old saying goes that one mans muck is another mans money. This rabid pile of dirt looks like junk for sure but, being a little unhinged we were pleased to pay money for it all!

Being privet (ligustrum) we can be 100% confident these will all survive. Privet grows at an alarming rate and these will all be available from our web site next summer…. at very good prices too!

You should see the state of what we discarded!

It took two of us all day but we got it all sorted out and this is the result.

The end of a busy day and another 100 odd trees take a place in the nursery.

 

I decided to take a look at the subject of refining deadwood since I had received several requests asking how I approached this.

I am not particularly happy with this one. I started with over an hour of footage and so the final result was a little too pared down for my liking.

Bonsai Deadwood Refinement Techniques

from our latest video - Bonsai Deadwood Refinement Techniques

Take a look and let me know what you think ??? G.

Producing a catalogue takes about 5 months of work and costs enough to pay someone’s wages for about the same amount of time. Last year (2011) we had to agonize whether to continue, not because of the cost but because things were changing so rapidly. The content of a catalogue has to be finalized by the beginning of August and needs to be current for the better part of the year and in these uncertain times this is just not possible. Prices are rising, suppliers are disappearing and shipping costs and government taxes are rising faster than we can keep pace.

Having spent over 20 years working in the printing industry I love paper and ink and feel that the inexorable move to online retailing, whilst convenient, leaves us a little worse off. After all who doesn’t love browsing a paper whilst having a quiet sit down

Whilst not producing a catalogue didn’t affect business over the tail end of the year we do hope to get back to this old tradition very soon.

G.