by Lucy Davenport | Feb 16, 2019 | General |
My display Garden for the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival next week will be a serene and tranquil setting in the city. A pocket-sized tea-house is approached from a flower-strewn path outside a city condominium. Bonsai and flowering shrubs from around the world...
by Lucy Davenport | Feb 13, 2019 | General |
For the fourth year, we will be displaying bonsai for sale at the premiere Garden Festival in the USA. This year Bonsai Akira will be hosted in the “City Living” area on the Skybridge, with a patio garden featuring a pocket-sized teahouse surrounded with...
by Lucy Davenport | Feb 12, 2019 | General |
April is the month for gardening enthusiasts to get really excited about touring established gardens for inspiration. Pair that with seeing new work by visual artists and you have an event not to miss! Art in Bloom Seattle is hosted by a garden club in the Greenwood...
by Lucy Davenport | Feb 12, 2019 | General |
Again this year, we have been chosen to create a display garden in the “City Living” area of the premiere Garden Festival, in Seattle! Come and visit “Windsong Garden” — an oasis of tranquility in the whirlwind of gardens that comprise...
by Lucy Davenport | Feb 1, 2019 | General |
Satsuki Azalea, or Rhododendron indica for its proper horticultural designation, has been prized for centuries for bonsai specimens. Delicate flowers in a multitude of colors have been refined and cultivated, and these long-lived plants can survive many decades. This...
by Lucy Davenport | Feb 1, 2019 | General |
This tree came to me from a local grower who had begun increasing the ramification. Although neglected in hot weather, it has responded to careful treatment with a fabulous rebound. Now in its forever home, new pottery container from Isabelia Studio in the Czech...
by Lucy Davenport | Jan 31, 2019 | General |
As part of our new web design, we are pleased to offer our mail order patrons free surface shipping for all items in the store. All items will ship in insulated containers, pending suitable weather conditions at my discretion. We use surface mail to prevent damage due...
by Lucy Davenport | Jan 8, 2019 | General |
Hello, Spring— This is one of the most delicate and simple of the camellia blooms, with vibrant color– a rare cultivar! Enjoy the long-lasting display– characteristic of the strong and vigorous Camellia varieties that thrive in our...
by Lucy Davenport | Oct 3, 2018 | General |
Here are my favorite specimens for Kokedama, or “moss planting.”
by Lucy Davenport | Sep 30, 2018 | General |
Bonsai Akira has been selected to bring trees for sale at the Golden State Bonsai Convention, to be held in Sacramento, California, from October 25th to 28th, 2018. We look forward to sharing some of our best stylings at this event when the local clubs meet for...
by Lucy Davenport | Sep 30, 2018 | General |
My next class will cover the elements of creating a bonsai specimen from nursery stock, using root pruning, branch pruning, leaf reduction and wiring. We will review the major styles of bonsai, and discuss choosing a specimen to highlight movement, perspective...
by Lucy Davenport | Sep 30, 2018 | General |
Bonsai Akira will be bringing a new collection of Japanese Maples, conifers and rare and unusual flowering shrubs to the premiere Seattle Holiday Show– “Best of the Northwest.” This event will be held at Magnuson Park in Northeast Seattle, on...
by Lucy | Sep 16, 2018 | Flowering Shrub, General, Summer |
Green spring foliage to crimson flowers in summer! Crape Myrtle is a perennial favorite in the Northwest due to minimal water requirements in our dry summers and long bloom time, from July to frost. The spectacular flowers grace our city streets when much has passed...
by Lucy | Aug 6, 2018 | General |
The loveliest twin trees ever! This Shimpaku Juniper — Juniperus sinensis — has been with me for several years. Lately I have discovered it is not one but two trees! The seemingly single trunk is two specimens planted together when they were seedlings, and...
by Lucy | Aug 4, 2018 | General |
My newest specialty is pruning in the Japanese style for trees in the landscape. Japanese Maples are among the favorite trees in our area for plantings around our homes, and no wonder! They look fabulous, grow without any effort, and keep their colors true in all...
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