Winter works on bonsai! And what about the rest?

As a newbie in the bonsai world there are some seasons in which you can’t work on trees, as in full summer when the temperatures are the hottest as well as in winter when is below minus (C° Celsius to be clear). Well that is not quite accurate: conifers can be worked especially juniperus (junipers),… Continue reading Winter works on bonsai! And what about the rest?

Workshop in december

This last december I had the opportunity to have tree workshop by my teacher. The first one was on a pinus sylvestis (scots pine), the second on a juniperus chinensis (juniper) and the third was on a picea abies (spruce) owned by Nicola himself. Normaly I have an idea about the first styling on my… Continue reading Workshop in december

Summer Bonsai Festival: part 2

  In my previous post I wrote about the Summer Bonsai Festival organized by the Nippon Bonsai Sakka Kyookai Europe (NBSKE) of which I have been a member for a couple of months and am so excited to be part of. Here part 1 Part two is about other japanese art forms like: Ikebana, tea ceremony, and… Continue reading Summer Bonsai Festival: part 2

Summer Bonsai Festival: part 1

  In my previous post I wrote about the Summer Bonsai Festival organized by the Nippon Bonsai Sakka Kyookai Europe (NBSKE) of which I have been a member for a couple of months and am so excited to be part of. This time I’d like to show you more about it. First: The exposition is… Continue reading Summer Bonsai Festival: part 1

Bonsai holidays in Italy

Tomorow I will be at the NBSKE Summer Bonsai Festival at Fai della Paganella (Italy, Trentino) for a hole week. An entire week only of bonsai: bonsai style, bonsai care, pot for bonsai, bonsai presentation, bonsai in the wild. Lucky me, eh! First a couple of information about the NBSKE, the International Nippon Bonsai Sakka… Continue reading Bonsai holidays in Italy