by Lucy | Mar 24, 2017 | Evergreen |
A deciduous conifer, so graceful! This larch was obtained from Wee Tree Farms in 2016. I found the perfect container, a pottery vessel by Sherri Aytche, after I decided on the angle it should be set to. So exciting to see the new leaves emerging today! NOT FOR...
by Lucy | Mar 24, 2017 | Evergreen, Juniper |
A classic Asian styling of a Chinese juniper This lovely tree was initially styled by my friend Robert Cho of Asia Pacific gardening. After some neglect at the back of a nursery, I took it home to retire. The structure was intact, but it needed some refinement. Now I...
by Lucy | Mar 24, 2017 | General |
Winter-blooming white Camellia is s stunner! “Setsugekka” is the quintessential Camellia, with its winter flowers of soft glossy white petals surrounding stamens of gold, giving sustained elegance with its longlasting bloom time. This one is presented in...
by Lucy | Mar 22, 2017 | Quince, Spring |
Spring arrives in winter with flowering quince in bloom! Flowering quince is one of the very earliest shrubs to bloom in our gardens, while rain is still pouring down. From January to March the blooms of these fabulous cultivars, from apricot to crimson to pale peach,...
by Lucy | Mar 9, 2017 | Flowering Shrub, Spring |
Fabulous early spring blooms! Winterhazel is one of the first shrubs to bloom in Northwest gardens, in early March. The tiny fairy bells are prolific, soft yellow, along with the bare branches of this Chinese native. Following about three weeks later, while still in...
by Lucy | Mar 9, 2017 | Camellia |
Christmas icon becomes miniature treasure This beautiful tree bloomed for three months, from mid-November through January. “Yuletide” is one of the finest sasanqua camellias, lwith large, single petals of bright crimson, holding a central “eye”...
by Lucy | Feb 3, 2017 | General |
Our website is ready! This website represents a dream come true for me, a dream of starting a bonsai nursery. After several years as a hobbyist, I launched Bonsai Akira in Portland, Oregon, in the summer of 2015. “Akira” means “clarity”, and,...
by Lucy | Feb 2, 2017 | Spruce |
Golden Spruce A complicated cultivar to get to behave, this tree will leave you stunned if you find its structure hiding under all that foliage. I have reduced the branches by about two thirds to get to a silhouette that begins to reveal the tree’s outline and...
by Lucy | Nov 11, 2016 | General |
A beautiful expression of my vision of bonsai as an art form Just came across an article on bonsai as an indigenous art form representing a region-specific expression of the relationship between artist and nature. This exactly dovetails with my own view that bonsai...
by Lucy | Nov 11, 2016 | Japanese camellia |
Another sasanqua Camellia in winter bloom Camellia “Yuletide” is a Christmas favorite, with bright crimson blossoms featuring a yellow “eye”.
by Lucy | Nov 7, 2016 | Japanese Maple |
Best of show “Kamagata” has found her glory days– early November!
by Lucy | Nov 5, 2016 | Japanese Maple |
Early Summer growth on Kamagata Maple bonsai “Kamagata” has some of the most unusual leaf structure of any of the rare Japanese Maples. She has “eagle’s claws”– the leaves curl under at the tips, giving the impression of an eagle...
by Lucy | Nov 5, 2016 | Events |
Latest display features fall flowering trees This weekend is the annual Art Festival at the Convention Center in Sacramento. What a beautiful city! My new collection of pottery handbuilt by Portland ceramic artist Sherri Aytche will be featured in the plantings on...
by Lucy | Oct 31, 2016 | Japanese camellia |
Japanese camellia with white flowers Beautiful winter blooming camellia with large white single blossoms in December. Sasanqua camellias are known for the distinctive yellow “eye” stamen ring within the blossoms. Blooms last for weeks in the cold weather...
by Lucy | Oct 30, 2016 | Flowering Shrub |
A charming flowering shrub from China Lorapetalum needs to be better known. Halo of pink blooms in spring can be repeated till fall in the best growing conditions. A purplish leaf hue as new growth emerges in spring, fading to pale crimson to dark purplish green in...
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