European Beech– Fagus sylvatica
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
Aesculus Glabra “Mt Airy” / Ohio Buckeye
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 turns out to be a red-flowering...
Acer japonicum dissectum “Fairy Lights”–another rare and unusual Japanese Maple
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 delicate...
Acer Shirasawanum “Autumn Moon”/ Japanese Maple
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 fall season comes on. What I didn't...
Chinese Evergreen Oak– a New Look
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...
Bonsai Akira at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show
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...
Rhododendron indicum “Chinsan”- Satsuki Azalea
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 been under the lights...
Bonsai Rhus aromatica– Fragrant Sumac
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...
Acer palmatum “Aconitifolium”
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 Maple" it has the most beautiful filigree leaves,...
Acer palmatum “Mikawa Yatsubusa”
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 can only be...
Viburnum opulus “Nanum” Forest– Dwarf Cranberry Viburnum
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 leaves...
Acer palmatum “Shindeshojo”–Japanese Maple
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 the cool...
Acer palmatum “Kamagata”/ Japanese Maple– “Eagle’s Claw.”
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 of the...
Lorapetalum sinensis “Sizzling Pink”/Chinese Fringeflower
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 dramatic shrub....
A Couple of Camellias
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 blooms, which...
Japanese Larch–Larix kaempferi
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 SALE
Shimpaku Juniper/Juniperus sinensis
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...
The Second Camellia sasanqua—“Setsugekka”
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 another of...
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