Visit to Monastery of the Holy Spirit, GA

[Shan Anand]

Merry Christmas, folks! Visited this place a couple of months ago to check out their Bonsai collection, pots they had and was not disappointed at all.. Here are some pics from the visit.

 

[jk_lewis]

Their plants have improved A LOT since I was last there. I used to get pots from them (on line), but no more.

 

[Bunjeh]

I am liking the pyracantha.

 

[Dav4]

Their plants have improved A LOT since I was last there. I used to get pots from them (on line), but no more.

Rodney Clemons oversees the care of the trees there and has done so for a few years now.

 

[jk_lewis]

Rodney Clemons oversees the care of the trees there and has done so for a few years now.

That explains it. Completely.

 

[coh]

I'm generally not a big fan of ginkgo bonsai, but I do like that ginkgo group a lot. Different from the usual style for sure. Thanks for posting these.

 

[Shan Anand]

Their plants have improved A LOT since I was last there. I used to get pots from them (on line), but no more.

My go to place for quality pots.. recently purchased some tokoname and houtoku from them during this visit..

 

[Shan Anand]

I'm generally not a big fan of ginkgo bonsai, but I do like that ginkgo group a lot. Different from the usual style for sure. Thanks for posting these.

There is something about Ginkgo that intrigues me.. I have two growing in ground for the last two years and I am planning for a forest planting next year..

 

[Shan Anand]

Some additional pictures..

 

[Ceijay]

OMG STOP!!!

Those bonsai have the little sign posts!!! What are they? What are they called? What are they for?

I can't google them online cause I don't know how to look for them but I've made a pair just cause they just look so adorable. I'm dying to be educated on these.

P.S. From some of the larger images you added it looks like they are for species or common names along with its age? Am I correct?

 

[Shan Anand]

They have them in most Bonsai exhibit places and they are just "Bonsai plastic signs" denoting the tree.. They were selling these at the monastery too along with the pots.. Here is an online place that sells these..

http://www.bonsaioutlet.com/plastic-sign-spz12/

 

[jk_lewis]

My go to place for quality pots.. recently purchased some tokoname and houtoku from them during this visit..

But no longer on line, alas.

 

[Ceijay]

Sweet thanks for the info.

Here are the two I made: http://www.bonsainut.com/index.php?threads/sign-posts.21042/#post-299318