Transplanting scares me

[crust]

So I am boring through my first phase of spring transplanting and look out at my accomplishments for the day and realize it looks like a freak show... all the " mod-art" pieces got done today--whew!

 

[QuintinBonsai]

My favorite is the tree sitting on top of the doll in the background.

 

[crust]

My favorite is the tree sitting on top of the doll in the background.

The doll is actually a ceramic piece and it is growing "through" its exploding belly. Its a larch with a skirt of cotoneaster which turns blood red in the fall. I inherited this from Master Lenz.

 

[Bonsaiboy]

My favorite is the one wrapping around the bone.

 

[crust]

My favorite is the one wrapping around the bone.

my fav too. Sadly last year a big fat evil robin sat on it lowest right branch and tipped it over, breaking off the branch--it will grow back oh so slowly. Meanwhile it clasps the bone so well and is composed perfectly. It was designed and grown by Lenz from a larch seedling I gave him years ago. I repotted it this year and cleaned out the last of the garden soil from its base.

 

[Dirty Nails]

Is that a root over bowling ball in the front?

 

[crust]

Is that a root over bowling ball in the front?

Nope, they only exist in Australia--this is root over life sized ceramic head. I plan on trying to back-graft a few branches lower this year on this one--why? I am not sure.

 

[berobinson82]

Oh man, I had no idea this was your kind of art. Absolutely love it!

 

[amkhalid]

Of course the trees are awesome, but the painted lenz pots always catch my eye. Dang you are lucky to have those.