We had a workshop date set a long time ago, in April. A month that we knew could be a bit tricky, weatherwise. All seemed good, with temperatures around 14 degrees celsius. But then a coldfront came and dropped +20cm of snow.Anyway, most of it melted away and we still had our workshop. Some didn’t […]
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Trophy 2020 – Conifers part 2
Trophy 2020 – the sales area
Visiting this years Trophy in Genk, Belgium was an easy decision. Knowing that Minoru Akiyama (JP) and Ryan Neil (US) was the headlining demonstrators alongside Tony Tickle (UK) and Mauro Stemberger (IT). I believe that this is the fifth year I´ve visited the event and it´s always a nice start to the growing season. My […]
Updated case study
The progressions or regressions of my cascade white pine is updated with some pictures
Repotting season started
Finally some movement in the greenhouse, buds are swelling and my Ume are showing flower buds. (not opened yet, but soon). It was time to repot a few trees, some were groundlayers that I made last summer, some were yamadori that needed a real pot and some just got a new pot and soil. The […]