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Author Archives: adamaskwhy
The 2018 Epcot Trees
Well, some of you all may have noticed I didn’t give a report last year on the 2017 Epcot Flower and Garden/Bsf trees in the Japanese Pavilion. I do apologize (I had a few reasons, of which I don’t need … Continue reading
Posted in Art, goings, philosophical rant, pictures
Tagged Adam Lavigne, bonsai, disney, Epcot, Florida, flower and garden festival 2018, trees
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Let the tree talk to you, just don’t be surprised if they say they want to leaf……
This is a clients tree, chloroluceun tortum, the Brazilian raintree. It’s a humble little tree really. But she likes it. And that’s all that matters. It had a Jin on it, but this is all that’s left of the deadwood. … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced basics, Horticulture and growing, maintenance
Tagged bonsai, Brazilian Raintree, chloroluceun tortum, defoliation, How-to, trees
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Did it have to be another juniper?
Stop me if you’ve heard this one…..two junipers walk into a bar, one says to the bartender, hey I’ll have a jin….. We have before us two varieties of juniper. Both do quite well in Florida, the one on the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, branch placement, Horticulture and growing, philosophical rant, refine, roots, wiring
Tagged bonsai, juniper, procumbens nana, repot, styling, trees
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Akadama, the ideal Bonsai soil
Soil. Dirt. Aggregate. Substrate. Soilless mix. Whatever you call it (the only correct and descriptive phrase is the last one), it’s a controversial subject. One can have a more civil argument discussing the left/right division in the US political paradigm … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced basics, Horticulture and growing, philosophical rant, roots
Tagged Adam Lavigne, akadama, bonsai, haydite, How-to, lava, pumice, repotting, trees
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The return of the Bonsai Turkey
Well, my bench looks like a mess. What is happening here? We got trees, pots, and it looks like the beer is hiding behind the trees…..GET OUT THE BUSHES AND IN MA’ BELLY! I do believe I have a few … Continue reading
Can you say “taper”?
Let’s talk bonsai….just what is it? When I was a yungun’ and being learned in thinking and reasoning, I was told to begin at the beginning. So that is where I shall begin (don’t worry, it has to do with … Continue reading
I’m at it again, trying to stand when I should be sitting…..
Uh oh, what am I doing now? Why sit when you can stand? Let’s get a’buildin’! I have some rusty angle iron, some twisty legs off a coffee table. A channel piece from something. All cast off metal. Found objects. … Continue reading
Posted in sculpture, woodcraft
Tagged Adam Lavigne, adamaskwhy, bonsai, carving, stands, welding, winter silhouette
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