It was cold on Tuesday. This is a really big ice-cube found in the garden.
Pictures by John Kirby.
Cold Tuesday 12/8/09
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Cold days in December
December 12, 2009 · 6 Comments
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Akio Kondo at BIB Club Meeting
August 5, 2009 · 2 Comments
B.I.B. members are spoiled! Since Boon belongs to a very famous bonsai clan in Japan, we now have Koku Fu winners as part of our club program every year. Here you see Akio on his knees checking out one of Jim G. juniper bonsai.
Whenever we have a program like this, Boon asks club members to bring trees in for critique, a bit of cutback, and styling. Club members don’t mind having Koku Fu winners “tweaking” their bonsai for free.
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An Old Sierra Juniper Bonsai with a New Look
August 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
This Sierra Juniper bonsai once belonged to Johnny Uchida. There were basically two complete bonsai connected at the base. The tree below is one of them. Johnny took the chainsaw and separated them. Then 13 years ago Akio Kondo carved the base of the separated bonsai to make the chainsaw-marks disappear.
Below is the tree after styling. Unfortunately, much of the interior foliage have been lost – somehow. Akio said it was more difficult to style for that reason. But Robert, the new owner, will get it full again. Time improves most things.
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Tagged: Bonsai Lesson
