A Ficus, Cedar and a Celtis Africana, the update on projects that I have done in the past that you have been waiting for.2년 전 by romanolsamuels59 in hive-161164A Ficus, Cedar and a Celtis Africana, the update on projects that I have done in the past that you have been waiting for.Yesterday I uploaded a video to YouTube, giving an update on trees that I've worked on in the past. I have posted a…
World bonsai day the 09 May 20202년 전 by romanolsamuels59 in hive-161164World bonsai day the 09 May 2020How many of you knew that world bonsai day will be celebrated on Saturday 09 May 2020? Not many... Well like many…
Bonsai size classification: Does size matter?2년 전 by romanolsamuels59 in hive-161164Bonsai size classification: Does size matter?On Tuesday I posted a photo on "Does size matter?" on my social media accounts trying to get a bit more interaction…
Mistakes best avoided, things I wish I knew when I started out with bonsai.2년 전 by romanolsamuels59 in hive-161164Mistakes best avoided, things I wish I knew when I started out with bonsai.As I was busy preparing to write this blog I scrolled through my old blogs to get an idea of topics that I have…
Monkey Thorn Bonsai2년 전 by romanolsamuels59 in hive-161164Monkey Thorn BonsaiI worked on this Monkey Thorn bonsai early this morning. I trimmed back the tree and removed the weeds from the soil…
Day 20 of the #lockdown2020: Some good new as we are counting down the days to our first live stream2년 전 by romanolsamuels59 in hive-148441Day 20 of the #lockdown2020: Some good new as we are counting down the days to our first live streamThings are coming together as we as nearing the first live stream on Youtube. I received an email form that said that…
#Lockdown Day19 : Special announcement2년 전 by romanolsamuels59 in hive-161164#Lockdown Day19 : Special announcementThe count down to the end of the lockdown has been at the top of every social media channel since it looks like we…
#lockdown2020 Improving om my culinary. My two egg perfect omelet2년 전 by romanolsamuels59 in hive-120586#lockdown2020 Improving om my culinary. My two egg perfect omeletI'm not the type of person that likes cooking. I know my way around the kitchen and I have experimented with a few…
Day 14 of #lockdown2020 : Personal insights and daily bonsai tree highlights.2년 전 by romanolsamuels59 in hive-174578Day 14 of #lockdown2020 : Personal insights and daily bonsai tree highlights.As we as South Africans were anxiously awaiting the address from our president regarding the status of the nation wide…
Day 13 of #lockdown2020: A unproductive day in the garden...2년 전 by romanolsamuels59 in hive-161164Day 13 of #lockdown2020: A unproductive day in the garden...Day 13 of the #lockdown2020 and it was by far one of my least productive days yet. I spend the whole morning looking…
Day 12 of #lockdown2020: Ficus Mircocarpa, thread grafts and slip potting.2년 전 by romanolsamuels59 in hive-161164Day 12 of #lockdown2020: Ficus Mircocarpa, thread grafts and slip potting.A unexpected turn of events is how I would describe today. When I started off my day I did not think that I would be…
How I clean my bonsai tools using every day household cleaners.2년 전 by romanolsamuels59 in hive-161164How I clean my bonsai tools using every day household cleaners.We are more than half way through our #lockdown2020 in South Africa and we have seen some amazing and innovative…
Day 08 of #lockdown2020: Finishing off the week strong.2년 전 by romanolsamuels59 in hive-161164Day 08 of #lockdown2020: Finishing off the week strong.Heading into the weekend I worked on the last few trees for the week. You can really start to see the difference in…
Day 07 of #lockdown 2020: Shaping a Ficus bonsai using the clip and grown technique2년 전 by romanolsamuels59 in hive-161164Day 07 of #lockdown 2020: Shaping a Ficus bonsai using the clip and grown techniqueAs we are nearing the end of the first week of lock down I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. All…
Day 06 of #lockdown2020 : Finished work on eight bonsai trees today including a tree that I have been growing a sacrifice branch on.2년 전 by romanolsamuels59 in hive-161164Day 06 of #lockdown2020 : Finished work on eight bonsai trees today including a tree that I have been growing a sacrifice branch on.Today was one of the better days for me personally. I worked on eight bonsai trees today. Most of it was small trees…
Keeping true to my promise. Working on 200 bonsai trees in the next 17 days.2년 전 by romanolsamuels59 in hive-161164Keeping true to my promise. Working on 200 bonsai trees in the next 17 days.As we reach the end of day 04th of the #lockdown2020 I am still working on at least one bonsai tree per day. I worked…
Quarantine home workout2년 전 via dtubedtube 10.00%romanolsamuels 90.00% by romanolsamuels59 in hive-196037Quarantine home workoutThis week is the first week of our #lockdown2020 as a measure to bring down the corona virus infection rate. I…
Preparing to apply Oleum to my bonsai collection.2년 전 via dtubedtube 10.00%romanolsamuels 90.00% by romanolsamuels59 in hive-196037Preparing to apply Oleum to my bonsai collection.This morning I played around with a new shooting style while I was preparing to apply Oleum to my bonsai collection. ▶️ DTube ▶️ BTFS
Juniper Maintenance: Taking care of a young talent competition tree, two year after initial styling.2년 전 by romanolsamuels59 in hive-161164Juniper Maintenance: Taking care of a young talent competition tree, two year after initial styling.Like may other countries we are now under a full lock down for the next 21 days. I am trying to make the best of this…
Juniper Bonsai Maintenance2년 전 via dtubedtube 10.00%romanolsamuels 90.00% by romanolsamuels59 in hive-196037Juniper Bonsai MaintenanceThis was a tree I styled during a Japanday new talent competition two years ago. It is now time to trim back the long…