‘Tis kind of an odd feeling, going on a bonsai show without a tree, but for Nicola’s demonstration we figured… why not? You may be wondering who “we” refers to. We are Nicola’s students: Franco, Luca and I. We followed our master to help him out with a big pinus mugo at the second edition… Continue reading Miyabi-ten in Gorgo al Monticano, Italy
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My Japan trip – part 3
Time goes by so fast, the forth week has come already and I am behind in my writing. No big deal, but there are a few big new things I have learned this third week and want to share with you all. For example applying moss after repotting, well we didn’t repot for obvious reasons,… Continue reading My Japan trip – part 3
My Japan trip – 2 part
I have been in Ikeda City, a suburb outside Osaka. I am taking a one month course at Kouka-en, a bonsai nursery and International bonsai school managed by Mr. Fujikawa. My days are pretty much the same except for the day off, then I visit the temples and shrines as well as the famous garden… Continue reading My Japan trip – 2 part
My Japan trip – a month as a Kouka-en bonsai student
The flight went well, long and fortunately not too crowded, so I got a middle seat all to my self and managed to get some rest, if one can call it that, can anyone rest on a plane? Before my flight I caught a cold and was a bit sick during the trip but with… Continue reading My Japan trip – a month as a Kouka-en bonsai student
A new bonsai is born
Italiano In the last issue of bonsai kunst, the Swiss bonsai magazine, a bush tree from one of our members has been published. I am very happy that the article is published in both languages, German and Italian, in order to reach a much wider audience. A big thank you to Andrea who shared his… Continue reading A new bonsai is born