Hyn Patty
Shohin
Being a ceramist myself, I totally get that! I don’t always want to follow the ‘rules’ too closely myself. Some deviations keep things fresh and original.
As our cabin is close to a high area of the Blue Ridge Parkway I have been collecting shots of hemlocks and other trees up high. They are stunted short and thick, and in many cases very old. They look far more like bonsai in the landscape than the tall feathery cousins growing lower.
I find them inspiring. I look forward to hiking around our mountain property and tagging a couple for collection. I would like to know your thoughts on what time of the year is most ideal for collecting and repotting. Some I have read say early spring and others late summer. At 4,000+ elevation, I’m not certain there will be much summer dormancy - it doesn’t get very hot nor hit much of a dry spell up in the Smokies.
As our cabin is close to a high area of the Blue Ridge Parkway I have been collecting shots of hemlocks and other trees up high. They are stunted short and thick, and in many cases very old. They look far more like bonsai in the landscape than the tall feathery cousins growing lower.
I find them inspiring. I look forward to hiking around our mountain property and tagging a couple for collection. I would like to know your thoughts on what time of the year is most ideal for collecting and repotting. Some I have read say early spring and others late summer. At 4,000+ elevation, I’m not certain there will be much summer dormancy - it doesn’t get very hot nor hit much of a dry spell up in the Smokies.