Bonsai Thursday.

A follow up of my post from yesterday.

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When Dave arrived I was already putting wire on this Boulevard Cypress that I started last night.

This is the tree now after a restyle and the lime sulpher has dried.

This is before I did any work yesterday.

It is much more open now and should grow well next season.

Clean up.

I noticed today that this Boulevard Cypress was still covered in moss and there was a lot of algae on the trunk, Shari and Jin, so this evening I decided to make the most of being retired now and cleaned it up.

I started by giving the trunk a wash down with a little soapy water, then a spray with clean water,after covering the compost to stop it getting any more water into the pot.

The next job was to dewire and clip out any unwanted foliage.

Then nearly all the moss was removed and some new compost added to the top.

I left a little moss and some lichen that has grown naturally.

I then coated the Shari and Jin with lime sulpher.

I will leave the tree in the studio until tomorrow morning when Dave comes and maybe then do a rewire and restyle.

Still wet.

My trees have been under cover in the green house for ten days now and the compost is still wet. It just goes to show how wet they would have been if I had left them outside to fend for themselves.

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As it is they all seem to be doing well at the moment.

Natter night 27th November 2017.

A cold night which was made warmer with an unexpected visit from Robert Porch and Mick G from the Scottish land.

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Robert brought this Dragon Cascade pot for Boxie, jealous, you bet I was.

Andy P brought this Pine to be dewired.

Boxie was right in there helping once more.

Then Ken M arrived with this Juniper group.

Which he started to trim a little, watched closely by Mike, Mick and Mike, I know it gets confusing at times.

Then Robert got stuck into Ken's tree and clipped some more.

It now looks much more open, but still needs to be wired and shaped a bit.

Despite the cold outside we had a really good night with plenty information coming from Robert.

We also had a good laugh.

Checking the trees.

It was another very frosty morning today, so I have been out to check my trees in the greenhouse, just to see they are ok.

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My trees have been inside for almost a week now, to prevent any more rain soaking them,I like to control the amount of water they get in winter.

You can see in the photos that they are still wet and they have not been watered since putting them inside last Monday. 

Still looking good.

Bonsai Thursday.

Another wet morning so not a lot we could do, but Boxie did a bit more work on his Spruce.

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We just drank coffee and enjoyed ourselves.

Rain,Rain, Rain.

It looks like the forcasters were right about the weather we were due to have as it has been pouring down all morning.

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This is not the best photo but it does show a big puddle in the garden.

I think I was right to put all my trees under cover to prevent them getting waterlogged.

One of my Larch with the deadwood cleaned and coated with lime sulpher.