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[Maiden69]

@SantaFeBonsai the location of your house reminds me of my aunt's home in the mountains of Puerto Rico. Granted the climate would be completely different, but the scenery looks very similar. At the bottom of the mountain on heavy rain days, you could hear the Rio La Plata, the longest river in PR crashing down the hills. I miss that place.

 

[MACH5]

From the ground up!

 

[JudyB]

How did you get that moss patch to grow there please? I've always wanted to do this.... and the wood pavers are COOL.
Looks fabulous.

 

[MACH5]

How did you get that moss patch to grow there please? I've always wanted to do this.... and the wood pavers are COOL.
Looks fabulous.

Judy, that is Bryum caespiticium moss. It is a sun loving species. I took the gravel out from around the rock first. Then I took top soil (not potting soil) and packed down really well into a solid mass around the rock. I took pieces of the moss and pressed it hard against the soil. Thereafter I kept it damp for several weeks. I bought it already in pieces and did not bother with moss spores. It took me a few weeks before it turned the beautiful green that you see in the pic. I believe the key is to plant it a well drained area, keep it slightly damp and not over water it.

 

[Forsoothe!]

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Beautiful setup! I wire many of mine to the bench with 1.5mm aluminum. It doesn't have to be really tight to be secure, just well enough to stop them from blowing over in a wind storm. They rock, but don't roll...

 

[エドガー]

Judy, that is Bryum caespiticium moss. It is a sun loving species. I took the gravel out from around the rock first. Then I took top soil (not potting soil) and packed down really well into a solid mass around the rock. I took pieces of the moss and pressed it hard against the soil. Thereafter I kept it damp for several weeks. I bought it already in pieces and did not bother with moss spores. It took me a few weeks before it turned the beautiful green that you see in the pic. I believe the key is to plant it a well drained area, keep it slightly damp and not over water it.

I was researching that exact moss a couple months ago (for SoCal hot dry weather).
Expensive, so I never ended up ordering any.

Wondering if it can survive SoCal climate, with sprinklers On only every other day in summer (and only On 2-3x a week in fall/winter/spring).

 

[MACH5]

I was researching that exact moss a couple months ago (for SoCal hot dry weather).
Expensive, so I never ended up ordering any.

Wondering if it can survive SoCal climate, with sprinklers On only every other day in summer (and only On 2-3x a week in fall/winter/spring).

Unsure if it would make it. As you well know, the problem is that you have such dry, desert-like climate that I think it would struggle even if watered regularly. It may live but not thrive. Just my guess.

 

[Moridin]

 

[rakuyobonsai]

Still a lot of work to be done, but after almost a year of work here's where I'm at with RAKUYO.
















Cheers,
Andrew

Deciduous Bonsai | RAKUYŌ | Portland

RAKUYO is a garden and school of deciduous bonsai created by Andrew Robson in Portland, Oregon.

www.rakuyobonsai.com

 

[Carol 83]

Still a lot of work to be done, but after almost a year of work here's where I'm at with RAKUYO.

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Andrew

Deciduous Bonsai | RAKUYŌ | Portland

RAKUYO is a garden and school of deciduous bonsai created by Andrew Robson in Portland, Oregon.

www.rakuyobonsai.com

Looks really nice and sweet pup!

 

[Wulfskaar]

Still a lot of work to be done, but after almost a year of work here's where I'm at with RAKUYO.

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Andrew

Deciduous Bonsai | RAKUYŌ | Portland

RAKUYO is a garden and school of deciduous bonsai created by Andrew Robson in Portland, Oregon.

www.rakuyobonsai.com

Is that one with the red leaves a redbud?

 

[badatusernames]

Still a lot of work to be done, but after almost a year of work here's where I'm at with RAKUYO.

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Andrew

Deciduous Bonsai | RAKUYŌ | Portland

RAKUYO is a garden and school of deciduous bonsai created by Andrew Robson in Portland, Oregon.

www.rakuyobonsai.com

Would love to make it one day... sadly, my job no longer sends me to Portland for free every once in awhile

 

[rakuyobonsai]

Is that one with the red leaves a redbud?

I have redbud in the garden, but that one is a katsura.

 

[Moridin]

 

[Shogun610]

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Deciduous Bonsai | RAKUYŌ | Portland

RAKUYO is a garden and school of deciduous bonsai created by Andrew Robson in Portland, Oregon.

www.rakuyobonsai.com

Ahhh!! welcome , welcome

 

[MACH5]

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RAKUYO is a garden and school of deciduous bonsai created by Andrew Robson in Portland, Oregon.

www.rakuyobonsai.com

Looking fantastic!! And only one year in!

 

[parhamr]

I focused a lot on landscaping this year. (Last year I did the fence)

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The plants are all perennial and drought tolerant. About 85 percent are native to North America and then something like 2/3rds of those are native to the Pacific coast.

Nearly all of them provide feed and habitat for pollinators and birds. I’ve had a moderate fleet of hummingbirds get comfortable this year. It’s a real treat!

In 2022 we are working on the back yard. In 2023 I’ll be focusing on the bonsai space inside the fence.

 

[エドガー]

I focused a lot on landscaping this year. (Last year I did the fence)

In 2022 we are working on the back yard. In 2023 I’ll be focusing on the bonsai space inside the fence.

Nice! I love ground/garden planting (fall planting time is exciting!)

I planted about 20 this fall (mostly azaleas, a few junipers, firepower nandinas, aucubas, sago palms). And also a bunch of large boulders.
Last year fall I did even more, about 25 (JBPs, junipers, JMs, chaenomeles, azaleas, pomegranate, nandinas, sago palms).

Was planning to plant some ornamental grasses too in the fall (Japanese sweet flag and Chinese lucky grass) and also Japanese shield/autumn ferns. But, I got greedy and just divided thems a month ago... so, now I gotta wait maybe 3 months until they're all fully rooted in the pots. Started with 4-5 of each (sweet flag, lucky grass & ferns)... now I got 20 of each, lol (about 60 total). Planning to plant them maybe in Jan-Mar.


Love that horizontal fence too!
I was actually getting some contractor quotes recently, for modern horizontal wood gates.

 

[MACH5]

I focused a lot on landscaping this year. (Last year I did the fence)

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The plants are all perennial and drought tolerant. About 85 percent are native to North America and then something like 2/3rds of those are native to the Pacific coast.

Nearly all of them provide feed and habitat for pollinators and birds. I’ve had a moderate fleet of hummingbirds get comfortable this year. It’s a real treat!

In 2022 we are working on the back yard. In 2023 I’ll be focusing on the bonsai space inside the fence.

Great landscaping work!!

 

[MACH5]

Fall impressions (September-November).