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If this is your first time on Bonsai Prelude, Welcome! Thank you for taking an interest in my humble opinions on bonsai. You'll find two types of posts primarily. The first are instructional posts that I wrote with the idea of covering the very basic ideas of bonsai. If you're just starting out learning bonsai I would suggest starting out with "The Art of Watering Bonsai" and moving chronologically forward in the "Bonsai Topics" category. The other material on this blog will be supplemental to a basic understanding of bonsai that you can examine as you please. Also note the "International Bonsai Library" post which is updated periodically to highlight those people that are making big moves in the bonsai community. So please enjoy, and do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions! ~Dylan-
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Category Archives: My Stories
Itoigawa Workshop: Start to Finish
The workshop I chose to participate in this past weekend was the Itoigawa juniper workshop with Ryan Neil. In this post I hope to point out some of the things I learned, guiding us through the process of styling … Continue reading →
Winter Wonderland
Well this past week in the mid-Atlantic we’ve seen snow, ice, rain, sleet, and all that wonderful winter weather. I’m glad I got back from vacation just in time to throw the cover on my cold frame. Last year I … Continue reading →
True Grit (this is a soil post… get it)
There are really two bonsai topics that I hesitate to write about. One is soil and the other is fertilizer. The cause of my anxiety is two fold. first of all, I’ll be the first one to say that I … Continue reading →
Today My Thoughts Are ofbonsai.org
If you’ve been following my “bonsai topics” posts, you may have noticed that the most recent lesson was on style. The wonderful folks over at ofbonsai.org were generous enough to feature my “A Theory of Style” article a few days … Continue reading →
Konpakuto
“Bonsai are compact. The tree always wants to get bigger. Bigger, bigger, bigger (gestures as if the tree is inflating like a balloon). We always work to make our bonsai more compact (gesturing as if the balloon is incrementally deflating). … Continue reading →
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Choosing a Bonsai
Choosing a bonsai is not the most important thing in bonsai. Keeping the tree alive is the most important thing in bonsai, which is why I addressed watering first. Picking a tree then, must be the second most important thing … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bonsai, bonsai development, bonsai photos, bonsai pictures, bonsai trees, branches, brussel's bonsai, brussels bonsai rendevous, buying bonsai, developing bonsai, juniper, junipers, maple, memphis, nature photography, nebari, photo, pine, tennesse, tennessee, trident maple, trunk
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A Prelude to Bonsai
My trees are still alive. I’ve had many bonsai. Many people I know have had many bonsai. But mine are still alive. When I was young, maybe 5th grade, I was mesmerized by the miniature trees on a cart at … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bonsai, bonsai trees, japanese trees, maple, Penjing, shimpaku, story
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