Tag Archives: Larch

So You Think Winter Is Over?

Icy larches from my back yard this morning (May 11). 25 degree Fahrenheit (-4 celsius) last night here in the lovely, underpopulated (now you know why) Northeast Kingdom, Vermont. I left a mist on all night to protect these newly dug and newly sprouted larches. It worked, the ice has melted (it’s sunny and around [...]

Posted in Growing Season | Also tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

A Wild & Wonderful Larch

Inspiration for your bonsai. This photo is from Bonsaimania. It’s on facebook in a gallery called “Inspirations to your Bonsai: (translated from Spanish). If anyone has any clues, I’d like to know where this photo was taken. Bonsaimania gallery (in English) Here’s what Bonsaimania has to say about their gallery in English: “These trees are [...]

Posted in Cuttings | Also tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Have You Thought About Field Growing?

Have you tried field growing? You don’t need a lot of space to experiment with a small number of plants and the results will easily exceed expectations that have been conditioned by container growing. One of the reasons the Japanese have so many well developed bonsai is field growing. In the west, we tend to [...]

Posted in Growing Season | Also tagged , , , , , , , | 11 Comments
  • ad1

  • ad2

  • ad3

  • ad4

  • ad5