Some Images from the Royal Botanical Gardens Bonsai Show
The Bonsai Society @ RBG put on a show this past weekend that was both well-executed and well-attended. Here are just a few of the many excellent trees that were on display.
- Acer palmatum
- Acer palmatum
- Thuja occidentalis
- Pinus thunbergii
- Thuja occidentalis
- Buxus sp.
Bonsai Society at Royal Botanical Gardens Summer Show
The Bonsai Society @ RBG‘s summer show is coming up fast. Come and see some outstanding bonsai at a great venue.
Click here to see a gallery of Bonsai @ RBG’s last show.
Blauuw Juniper Raft Planted on Limestone Slab
I’ve been working on this tree since 2013 and some of that work is documented here. Recently a friend helped me plant it on a natural limestone slab which I collected from a lakeshore. We decided to make some modifications to the slab, one thing lead to another, and it turned out to be a much larger project than I expected.
The photos below tell the story.

We then decided it would be a good idea to use a belt sander (with a grinding belt) to flatten some parts of the bottom so it would sit properly on a flat surface.

This stone has a very narrow section which I knew would be problemmatic when planting time came. The solution? Extend it using another piece of limestone. Here we are rough-fitting the best stone we could find lying around.

The final slab ready to accept the juniper forest. The new piece is pretty obvious, but it is in the back and will blend in better after the stone builds up some patina.