'Joe Selworthy's' Cotoneaster hedge planting. Here's part of what Joe has to say about it. "I can't remember whether I posted this image before so I'm posting it now. It's my cotoneaster hedge (grown from seed) with a deshojo maple and a style with sleeping cat. The "accent" is a wee painted bronze wren waiting for the cat to leave so that it can go to its nest in the hedge!!!"
Running behind so we’ll borrow from our archives. This one was first posted just eleven months ago, but I like it (even though it’s a little embarrassing) and thought you might appreciate the bonsai hedge. Something you don’t see everyday.
I found the photo above thanks to a link from Colin Lewis. However when I tried to figure out who on earth Joe Selworthy is, I ended up on Dan Barton’s website.
So I called Colin this morning and asked him if he knew Joe Selworthy. He laughed and said, oh yeah I know him, he’s Dan Barton (which is a whole story in itself I’m sure). About five seconds later, from the deep recesses of an aging memory (that never was all that good anyway) it all came back. I already knew that Joe is Dan and Dan is Joe, though even with the obvious clue, I still hadn’t linked the two names. A little embarrassing for sure, but fortunately sense of humor hasn’t gone the way of memory.
Here's something else by Joe Selworthy (aka Dan Barton, a highly accomplished bonsai potter and a bonsai artist in his own right).
This very sweet pot turned up when I searched Joe Selworthy. So did this "If you like the above pot, then you may care to take a look at some of my other pots: https://danbartonbonsaipots.wordpress.com/.../shohinchuh.../" As I said... a little embarrassing.
Cropped and blown up in an attempt to show the cat. With a little imagination, you get the idea.
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