Recent content by Brian Van Fleet

Ficus got to spend the better part of this first week in January outside. Coming in to the garage today.

Cuz I was only willing to vote for 2.

NVM

Yep, mine start growing anytime the temps stay above 45f for a few days. It will slow down when it gets cold again.

There’s a real chance you can saw this in half and have 2 great trunks.

Absolutely.

I have found them to be more cold-sensitive in pots than in the ground. Here they are everywhere in the landscape, but I have killed several in pots without protecting them from very cold (below about 26f) conditions. It may be that the leaves are still transpiring while the roots are frozen...

My quinces are trying to push growth (as I’m pulling off old leaves), and oddly a Korean Hornbeam is starting to show some purple bud swelling.

Caught a bird inspecting the wiring job.

The photo isn’t the best to offer design help, but it appears to have a trunk with good movement and some taper, so that’s a good start. The branches appear to have foliage out in the ends without much interior growth to work with. Because of that, I’d be inclined to prune and wire it in the...

No. Pretty sure Bjorn left his natural, and they aged well for several years. Here was my last trip there so you have a sense of how they looked.

Probably just fine, set the whole tray on the ground against the house and water every few days if it doesn’t rain.

I actually got some work done.😂

They’re called artists when they paint (craft?) a painting, and a painting is art when hanging on the wall. Don’t think they’re mutually exclusive. I also agree that the “why” is often missing in eastern apprenticeships and therefore the teaching here. But here, the “why” is what ends up being...

If you like the triple-trunk feel, I’d spread the design a little wider & flatter, and add some movement to the interior main trunks.