Another Bonsai day.

Once again I have had another Bonsai day, this time with Susan G, who wanted help to repot a couple of trees.

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The first one, this nice Larch, looks good in it's new pot.

As does this Maple in a very nice WSC pot.

I enjoyed teaching Susan the way to repot her trees, just as much as she enjoyed learning.

Bonsai Thursday with Dave.

Dave arrived once again with a couple of bags, which had me wondering what he had brought this time.

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No need to wonder, it was some pots, this one a Chinese pot is destined to have a Maple in it.

Probably this one, when we get it more refined.

This pot already has a tree in it, a Crab Apple which has not been repotted for about ten years.

Now in fresh compost we expect this tree to have a very good growing season.

Wednesday Bonsai night.

I have had a very busy night with Tony W and John R tonight and enjoyed every moment of it.

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Tony brought this Mugo pine, mainly for some advice on how to open it up to allow light to get to the inside and so produce some health and back budding.

Only one branch was removed, but has done the job.

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John's tree, a Swamp Cypress, which has had this hollow in the trunk for a number of years.

He wanted to know if it could be filled to look a little more natural.

I started with an old dead trunk and adapted it to fit.

It takes quite a while to do.

But worth the effort.

A few coats of Lime Sulpher will help to make the whole of the deadwood the same.

He was very pleased with the end result.

Before and after Itoigawa Juniper.

I have just come across this photo of the Juniper I potted last night when I first bought it.

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Then.

Now.

Looks much better now.

When it get's dark.

Who put the lights out.

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Natter night 26th March 2018.

As I said last night here is the full post of my natter night, I was a little tired and was not up to tapping at the keys for half an hour.

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This Itoigawa Juniper was the second one that I worked on with Bjorn last year.

It was repotted into a very nice Stone Monkey pot.

I love the new combination of tree and pot.

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Ken M brought this Japanese Black Pine for a change of inclination in the pot.

After it was moved.

Then Boxie had a tweak to place a few branches.

Now much more balanced, it will be trimmed later in the year.

Another good night's work done.

Taster for tomorrow.

I will be posting a full report on my Natter night tomorrow morning, but for now here is a taster of one thing that was changed.

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Watch out for the full post.