by Lucy | May 9, 2017 | General |
Spring growth glows on this beautiful tree! The Fagus sylvatica that I gave my husband a couple of years ago is showing its potential today, in early sunlight. Pottery by Larry Bruning of Bruning Pottery Studio, Snohomish, Washington. NOT FOR SALE
by Lucy | Apr 25, 2017 | General |
The greenest green in the forest… Here’s an Ohio Buckeye I’ve been working with for over two years. I just finished the first styling, with wiring and leaf reduction to give it a graceful profile.This was a “found tree”– and it...
by Lucy | Apr 20, 2017 | General |
Laceleaf variety has tinges of pink, draping fronds like fans of delicate green spring foliage. This is the first variant of “Viridis” that I lost my heart to, and remains a special favorite. The leaves are large, and deeply lobed, resembling fans, but of...
by Lucy | Apr 20, 2017 | General |
Subtlest colors imaginable in Spring! This cultivar of Acer is an offspring of the famous “Full Moon” Maple. Whereas “Full Moon” has yellow summer growth, “Autumn Moon” has amazing orange-pink foliage, which turns to flames as the...
by Lucy | Apr 20, 2017 | Fall |
Spring growth reveals reddish-bronze foliage against the glossy green canopy A new introduction to North American gardens, this unusual oak, named “leaves like myrtle” for its waxy lanceolate foliage, remains evergreen. Wonderful spreading structure...
by Lucy | Apr 19, 2017 | General |
Balcony garden for a condominium features bonsai! The biggest garden show in the Western US was the venue for this presentation of a balcony garden designed by Bonsai Akira, featuring our own bonsai. Flowering shrubs and small garden trees were surrounded by blooming...
by Lucy | Apr 18, 2017 | General |
Flowering shohin sized bonsai adds charm to the table. Satsuki azaleas are prized in japan for their tiny leaves and vividly colored blossoms. “Satsuki” means “May” and most bloom in May, with the larger garden varieties. This early bloomer has...
by Lucy | Apr 17, 2017 | General |
Structural interest meets color for four seasons of glory. This common shrub of the Midwest and Eastern forests has finally made it to the local nurseries. A favorite of mine since childhood, I was very excited to see it again. The spring growth is vibrant...
by Lucy | Apr 13, 2017 | General |
Fern-leafed Japanese Maple is a new star of my show! “Aconitifolium” is a relative newcomer, being a relative of “Viridis” and “Waterfall”, two of the weeping forms of Acer palmatum dissectum. Also known as “Peacock...
by Lucy | Mar 27, 2017 | General |
Lovely, Oh So Lovely, in Her New Green Dress! A seedling of Mikawa Yatsubusa, leafing out in splendid array. This tree was grown from seed from a “mother tree” whose location is a closely guarded secret. The Japanese cultivars of Acer are under patent, and...
by Lucy | Mar 25, 2017 | General |
Beautiful in spring and summer, amazing in Autumn! This specimen was grown out in the garden for a decade before being styled into a bonsai forest. It stunned me in its first fall — colors of brilliant scarlet! Spring growth is reddish as the tiny tri-lobed...
by Lucy | Mar 25, 2017 | General |
Sublime Spring Color on a rare cultivar! “Shindeshojo” is one of the rare Japanese Maples that leafs out scarlet in the Spring, holding its spring color into summer, then turning green till Fall, with fresh crimson returning as frost touches the leaves in...
by Lucy | Mar 24, 2017 | General |
The joy of spring for a bonsai artist! “Kamagata” has some of the subtlest color changes of all the palmatum maples, as the leaves shimmer in the early spring light. This tree is about fifteen years old, and has been styled to give emphasis to the delicacy...
by Lucy | Mar 24, 2017 | General |
Lorapetalum has year-round interest–great flowers, great foliage, evergreen habit. Lorapetalum is gaining a foothold in our gardens due to its sensational spring “halo” of pink or crimson tendrils suspended above the foliage of this structural and...
by Lucy | Mar 24, 2017 | Camellia, Winter |
Stunning in winter, white blossoms at Christmas. Camellia Sasanqua “White Doves”. Camellia sasanqua is a genus of the classic Japanese camellia with single flower petals surrounding a bright yellow “eye”. The stamens give a lustrous look to the...
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