First, last weekend

Last weekend I got together with Joze again. This time we worked on one of he's bigger mugo pines. He had it for three years and it was well enough established to be worked on. At steady pace we worked on it for the better part of the day.There was no leck of music, food and discussion.

Starting material.

After work on jin and shari.

Final work.

Another photo with better light and a worse background. A good bonsai with a bright future. ;)

Prunus in new pot

This is a yamadori I dug two years ago. Last year it was styled for the first time but I sadly have no photo.

This year it got a new pot which is not final. Also the crown has to get much wider in the lower part.

The £5 cotoneaster

I bought this cotoneaster in Burrs, England in 2011 at an auction for £5. In some time it will become a fine shohin.

A day dedicated to Cotinus coggygria

Last day I dedicated the whole day to Cotinus trees. I had to make a step further in their development. Mostly I took care of repotting

Before.

After.

Before.

After. From this one I got a bonus since a cut off branch had some roots growing from it.

 

 Before, with the previous owner.

After.

Halfcascade

Yesterday when I returned home late in the evening I got an ''itch'' to style a little larch. Then I remembered that on that on this day friends are working at Tomaz's place. Therefore for some company I drove 10 minutes away from home where I styled the tree. Assuming in record time since I was done in a little more then an hour. :)

 

 

There is still a branch at the back that I left on as insurence and will cut it off in summer..