Elandan Gardens - Dan Robinson's Bonsai Garden

[PNW Bonsai]

I had the pleasure of shooting a video for our local club here in Washington (Puget Sound Bonsai Association). I had some time to kill so to test my new lens, I walked around and grabbed a few shots of some amazing tree's Dan has!

 

[Colorado]

Beautiful!

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

If one is ever in the Seattle area and interested in bonsai Elandan Gardens is one of the two places to visit. Pacific Bonsai Museum being the other. One can learn a lot by contrasting and comparing the trees at each location.

Dan is an incredibly interesting guy and easy to talk to. His trees are incredible. Rugged, naturalistic, and amazing to spend time on. He’s often there on weekends, working on trees and answering questions.

If one is interested in yamadori, his two step method of digging is a must learn.

cheers
DSD sends

 

[Shogun610]

If one is ever in the Seattle area and interested in bonsai Elandan Gardens is one of the two places to visit. Pacific Bonsai Museum being the other. One can learn a lot by contrasting and comparing the trees at each location.

Dan is an incredibly interesting guy and easy to talk to. His trees are incredible. Rugged, naturalistic, and amazing to spend time on. He’s often there on weekends, working on trees and answering questions.

If one is interested in yamadori, his two step method of digging is a must learn.

cheers
DSD sends

What is his two step method?

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

There are a couple things Dan’s done, likely offshoots of earlier collectors. These may have been refined since.

First was a root enhancement.

Suburban Yamadori - Unique Extraction

I was fortunate enough to have a nice big Japanese Maple that grew to block my wife's view from one of the family room windows. One day she casually mentioned that she wished that tree weren't in the way and I instantly went to work! The tree was originally between 20 and 25 feet tall so I...

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Second was the Papoose wrap

Alaska Yellow Cedar

Here's another Alaska yellow cedar I collected up in an alpine bog on Vancouver Island with Dan Robinson a number of years ago. It sat in a papoose wrap for years, and has now been in this grow pot for years as well. I take it slow with these trees - learned the hard way. :) It was gangly, and...

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Hope that helps!

Cheers
DSD sends