Boxwood Experiment

humboldtmadness

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Very interesting. The broken container is a unique element. May I ask how you secured the pieces in place and what inspired this planting arrangement? Your work is nice and unique. I wish my projects looked as nice as yours, unfortunately I chose pieces that will take a few years to get into a semblance of good form.
 

ERIKA

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Very interesting. The broken container is a unique element. May I ask how you secured the pieces in place and what inspired this planting arrangement? Your work is nice and unique. I wish my projects looked as nice as yours, unfortunately I chose pieces that will take a few years to get into a semblance of good form.

Thank you for appreciating my work.... As a newbie I get inspiration from photos on the internet and make my own interpretation... The broken piece are just being held by the soil material and some moss, That way I can easily remove the tree when necessary and reuse the broken pot as well...
 

ERIKA

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Boxwood trees are very much in my face these days, as if the universe wants me to get one


:):):) Maybe it's a sign that you should get one for yourself.... One of my personal observation about boxwood is that it is a slow grower--- under our cold climate, so I don't know if it grows faster when in hotter climate....
 

It's Kev

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:):):) Maybe it's a sign that you should get one for yourself.... One of my personal observation about boxwood is that it is a slow grower--- under our cold climate, so I don't know if it grows faster when in hotter climate....
Let me get reunited with my olive first and see if it will live longer than a week ;)
 

JoeH

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:):):) Maybe it's a sign that you should get one for yourself.... One of my personal observation about boxwood is that it is a slow grower--- under our cold climate, so I don't know if it grows faster when in hotter climate....
they are pokey in a hot climate too. Dug my first one a couple months ago. Its grown a little bit so far.
 

ERIKA

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Nice looking tree and concept. I worked at a semi abandoned nursery with lots of neglected plants, wish I were into bonsai way back then

I share your regret... I used to work at our city Orchidarium/Plant Shops as a sales person decades ago !!!! If I have delved into Bonsai back then, I would have a good amount of aged bonsai by now :oops::oops:
 

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For me...this only works because of the low jins.

And it works well!

Keep them pads Box Tidy and you're good to go!

I like your style!

Sorce
 

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Using a broken vase is really interesting and unique. Looks good, only the top jin looks a bit too artificially carved in my opinion.
Thank you for sharing!
 

ERIKA

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For me...this only works because of the low jins.

And it works well!

Keep them pads Box Tidy and you're good to go!

I like your style!

Sorce


Thank you... I decided to turn the lower branches into jins as they are way too low in the trunk and too far from the top branches... I need to re-carve the jins to make them look more natural though :D
 

ERIKA

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Using a broken vase is really interesting and unique. Looks good, only the top jin looks a bit too artificially carved in my opinion.
Thank you for sharing!

Thank you... I actually mentioned to Sorce that I need to re-do the jins ... I only used a sharp knife to shape them... I still need to find the best carving tool that will be suitable to a newbie like me :):):)
 
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