April 2, 2021 a friend and I run to The Flower Market in Monroe, Michigan. It's about the only public place in Michigan to purchase real...

From this point on I will make sure to take more pictures while I am there. I take pics of the trees that I find really cool. Some decent...

March 8th 2021 I purchased 7 Amur maple seedlings off of .99 bonsai auction group on Facebook. They came in the mail and I was prepared...

September 21-24 This past September I went to my Bonsai Intensive 3rd class at Eisei-en. And yes I was able to look at my Hinoki. I think...

When the leaves drop or change colors. When they are easy to poke off. It's a good time to do silhouette work. When young it's a good...

First week of June was my second time back at Eisei-en. This time I will be handing for over cold hard cash for The Hinoki. It's mine!...

For years I have been trying to go to the Bonsai show at Fred meijer gardens. It's around my birthday, so that throws a curve ball. This...

2 growing seasons ago I purchased 2 hornbeams. 1 was a European hornbeam and the other was a Japanese hornbeam. I haven't done much with...

On rocky terrain, trees are forced to search for nutrient rich soil with their roots, which can often be found in cracks and holes. The...

2021 I went down to the river we live on. Gathered a root cutting from a American Hornbeam. I threw it in a big pot of sphagum moss. I...

Almost a year has passed since I took the task of owning Zelkova. I saw a post on instagram and YouTube from Bonsaify. Fell in love with...

Phones take a pretty good picture nowadays. We see things that inspire us all the time, you pull over and take the picture. Do we always...

A tree that I have owned for 2 growing seasons. When I purchased the tree I knew I was going to air layer it. Air layer is a technique...

So as I was checking out the last post I noticed I left out a important part. You need to file grooves to allow for the drainage to...

I have been thinking about owning a blog. Today is the very reason why I started this blog. I was sowing some crab apple seeds. I wanted...

First I would like to introduce myself, My Name is Ted. I used to have a blog around 07-08. It was associated with a bike shop. Most of...