Recent content by Tex Guy

I am new to bonsai. A couple of weeks ago I attended the Lonestar Bonsai Federation's convention and this was a project tree from there. photo by Bill, just Bill, on Flickr So now I am interested in potting it. Specifically, I am spooked as to how to approach these roots... photo...

Thanks everybody for the good input. At my place I think my wife will want something pretty special. We have a custom shade structure around our pool. I am thinking I just need to replicate the design elements out of that for the bonsai area.

I live a little south of Fort Worth, Tx. The average wind at my home is almost 15mph. And we will get probably 40 days over 100 degrees this summer. Shade is at a premium at my house. I have been in the hobby for a few months now. I've already moved my plants from a western exposure to an...