Flowering Bonsai Brighten the Darkest Days

A peach. We’ll call this ‘flowering peach perched on a rock with small pond.’ According to our source (see below), it’s a Prunus persica (Peach tree). No cultivar is given, but it looks to me like it may be a variety that was developed for flowers rather than fruit. Even without the flowers it would be a sweet planting with lots of character. With the flowers… well, you can see for yourself. This one is short and sweet. Just two colorful trees to brighten the darkest days of the year. I found both of these trees here. Looks like just … Continue reading Flowering Bonsai Brighten the Darkest Days

Bonsai Rafting One Year Later

Though a purist might find fault, I love everything about this wonderful raft-style planting: the way the trunks are joined together by the snakelike surface root; the way whole thing undulates across the pot; the aged bark; the lush foliage that imparts a feeling of robust health; its overall shape and the shapes of the individual pieces; and of course the wonderful pot and the unity of the pot and the planting (if you bothered to read this far, you win a prize – see *** below). Begging the question I found the photo above (and the one below) at … Continue reading Bonsai Rafting One Year Later