Looking though our image library for photos to use on our upgraded website (coming soon) and this one jumped out. It's a Japanese flowering apricot from the The Beauty of Bonsai.
We’re in the process of upgrading our Stone Lantern website, and have been spending hours going though our massive digital image library in a quest for suitable photos. Here are a few of the hundred or so we’ve pulled aside for consideration. I hope you like them as much as I do.
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The following notice is for any of you who might be looking to upgrade your bonsai tool selection and who happen to appreciate quality tools…
Brand New Koyo Tool Sale
25% off all Koyo Japanese Bonsai Tools
Just a small sampling from our selection of
fifty Koyo bonsai tools
this might be a good time to take a close look at our
Koyo Masters Grade Stainless Tools
Here's another one from The Beauty of Bonsai that you might like. It's what can happen when you have a high level of bonsai skill along with some design sensibilities (other resources might also help).
This Camellia is from Extreme Beauty a Japanese book that was very popular with our customers, even though it was expensive and written in Japanese. Unfortunately, it's out of print.
Just in case you missed it…
Our Spring Bonsai Soil offering is here!
Akadama Japanese Bonsai Soil
Kamuna Japanese Azalea Soil
Lava & Pumice for mixing your own
& the Japanese favorite…
Aoki blended volcanic soils
This prize winning Shimpaku (Sargent's) juniper with its brilliant shari belongs to Kunio Kobayashi. The photo is from Fine Bonsai, Art and Nature.
I've always loved this mixed planting by Saburo Kato. The photo is from Mr Kato's (Kato-sama's) Forest, Rock Planting and Ezo Spruce Bonsai.
Here’s a sale for those of you who appreciate the difference between Japanese and Chinese bonsai wire…