Tag Archives: repot

Did it have to be another juniper?

Posted on February 14, 2018 by

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 →

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The return of the Bonsai Turkey

Posted on December 22, 2017 by

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 →

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It was a Monday

Posted on June 22, 2017 by

I’m walking through my collection on a Monday. Last Monday, or maybe two mondays ago, as I write this, but you may be reading this three years from now so I’ll just say, “It was a Monday”. I’m looking around … Continue reading →

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Transforming a ficus tree with (gasp!) copper wire

Posted on August 15, 2015 by

So, get this, here I go and win this tree in one of those bonsai auction pages on Facebook.      It was offered up by a casual acquaintance of mine, Seth. He’s this dude I know from Palm Bay. Which … Continue reading →

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Ficus madness. With a little help from my daughter

Posted on August 11, 2015 by

I’ve been a ficus fool, so many trees,  I’m so cool. Bonsai trees will make you drool, so much saliva, it will pool. I have ficus blood all over my scissor tool, white sap everywhere, like a true believer of … Continue reading →

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Redesigning a Brazilian Raintree after it goes boom boom

Posted on August 3, 2015 by

Flashback to December, 2014. I was in the hospital, full of shit (I’m sure there were beans involved), trying to stay alive. I guess there was a mighty windstorm (or my rambunctious 6 and eight year old boys) and one … Continue reading →

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American elm root-cutting restyle/repot

Posted on February 11, 2015 by

This write up wasn’t going to happen, but then I posted (on my various social media platforms) this pic: Now, you’d think that people (and you Kaya) would focus on the bloody thumb, but no, NOOOO, they wanted to see … Continue reading →

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