Recent content by Bones

I particularly like the shadow detail of the spiders, excellent work.

Whilst on a walk in the New Forest in the UK, I found this section of dead trunk which was rounded with a natural uro in what remained of the trunk. It measures some 20 inches by about 6 inches wide. Having made a planting pocket and attaching it to the rear I placed the plants pictured into...

The lefthand side of the tree has since the taking of the pictures grown considerably to the extent that the straight section of bare branch has been able to be removed and the shoots begun to be styled.

Here is a picture of a Tamarix I obtained in February. When I first saw it there was a six inch layer of snow covering the bucket it was planted in. Obviously there were no visible growing branches but the price was such it was worth the risk. The first view is the proposed front. The second...

Here is a picture of a Tamarix I obtained in February. When I first saw it there was a six inch layer of snow covering the bucket it was planted in. Obviously there were no visible growing branches but the price was such it was worth the risk. The first view is the proposed front. The second...

Having read the comment from rockm a number of times I feel that I must respond to it. Where does it say that phosphorus will lead to an elongation of growth? Of course using Miracle grow will lead to growth elongation, because ,it has a high Nitrogen content. It is Nitrogen that leads to...

With regards to British bonsai suffering lately due to a shortage of cash, maybe its not only the banks that are shameless having seen some of the prices expected from some dealers........

As they say better to be safe than sorry! I find no problems arising from your security.

Styrofoam boxes which are used for dispatching fish to fish counters in supermarkets are usually 1 inch thick. Styrofoam boxes are also used to transport certain vegetables such as broccoli and I have found these to be of a similar thickness. I normally use a 2" diameter hole saw for drainage...

It always amuses me when I read comments regarding akadama being so fantastic. The question to ask is "What did we do before akadama?" The answer is we used grit, pumice and composted materials etc. In fact we used materials from our own countries, NOT red clay transported thousands of...