One to one with Susan.

On Monday afternoon I started a one to one workshop with Susan G on her Taxus she got off Ken M.

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The tree in Susan's garden about six weeks ago, growing really well.

Monday lunch time when Susan arrived here.You can see the extra growth it has put on.

After a couple of hours work in the studio.

When we stopped about four o'clock. we are about half way there.

Tuesday lunch time we started again, at Susan,s this time.

Almost there, just the apex to do.

The final image for now.

After doing this tree Susan is getting quite good at putting wire on now. Practice makes perfect.

Natter night 14th August 2017.

Holliday season is with us, so not much going on tonight.

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I did some more work on this Boulevard Cypress. Thinning out the foliage and cleaning the Shari and Jin, then a coat of lime sulpher.

Andy P brought his Siberian Elm to have some wire removed.

Shaping up nicely.

This morning in the studio.

I have been in the studio this morning cleaning some of my pots and noticed my stands were very dusty.

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Once they were cleaned I thought why waste the oppertunity while they are clean, so I placed some trees on them.

Looking down.

Getting bored with the usual photos looking at my trees so here are some different views.

I don't know what people thought I was doing standing on the table taking photos.

A short video, my Bonsai today.

Another wet Saturday.

It is Saturday and once again it is raining, so what to do ?

Go in the garden and take some photos.

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Shohin Itoigawa juniper.

Kokonoe White pine.

Potentilla.

Procumbens Juniper.

Bonsai Thursday with Dave.

Dave and I had a busy few hours today, in the sunshine as well.

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Dave's first job today was this ex garden Maple, which has grown very well this season.

After a good cut back of the longer branches, he left one on the apex to grow to thicken and create a better taper with the trunk, where it had been chopped.

This Maple also had a little light pruning.

After pruning, sorry this photo is too bright, we are not used to the sunshine.

I meanwhile did some work on this Taxus.

After a thin out, I wired the whole tree.

I then placed the branches, mainly to allow light into the canopy to promote back budding. There are still to many branches on the tree but these can be removed when we see how the tree grows.

Fudge the cat seems to think I cannot see him hiding in between my trees.

Busy but very enjoyable.