Jelle (aka Leatherback) bonsai bash

[leatherback]

I realize I sometimes want to share stuff that really should not have a thread of its own. Sort of like the "show us what you did today" but then for what is happening in the garden.
Guess I will be dumping them in this thread. Let's see what pops up .

 

[leatherback]

First up.. I am doing a 2 hour lecture and live demo (10 minute tiny Larch to [pre]bonsai during the break) on bonsai styles around the world & bonsai history for the Science Cafe in Enschede in a few weeks time. These cafes take place a few times a year, and the organizing team includes an artist to create a scroll-stopping image for each event. How cool is this?

 

[dbonsaiw]

Sounds awesome. Will it be recorded?

 

[leatherback]

Sounds awesome. Will it be recorded?

I think it will be. the Science Cafe has a youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ScienceCafeEnschede
It is in Dutch however..

 

[czaczaja]

Speaking of recordings, your recent thread about bonsai classes made me curious whether you were planning on doing some recorded classes/tutorials and making them available in a form of an online course? Ever considered that?

 

[leatherback]

Speaking of recordings, your recent thread about bonsai classes made me curious whether you were planning on doing some recorded classes/tutorials and making them available in a form of an online course? Ever considered that?

not really. In a way I see these YT videos a form of mini classes

 

[Bonsai Nut]

First up.. I am doing a 2 hour lecture and live demo (10 minute tiny Larch to [pre]bonsai during the break) on bonsai styles around the world & bonsai history for the Science Cafe in Enschede in a few weeks time. These cafes take place a few times a year, and the organizing team includes an artist to create a scroll-stopping image for each event. How cool is this?

Take lots of photos to share!!

 

[leatherback]

Take lots of photos to share!!

Guess I will not be able to take a single one, as I am on stage trying to keep everybodies attention!

 

[leatherback]

11 to-be-constructed hardwood table tops, and preparing the stage decoration for my lecture on Thursday

 

[czaczaja]

11 to-be-constructed hardwood table tops, and preparing the stage decoration for my lecture on Thursday

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Nice accent tree

 

[leatherback]

Jay, shelves for my pots!

 

[leatherback]

Pot repair!



And put the forest back in.

 

[leatherback]

Sounds awesome. Will it be recorded?

Youtube subtitles + autotranslate seems to do a reasonable job transscribing.

 

[leatherback]

Cleaned up a yew that a colleague pulled out of his garden last week. And I got SO LUCKY with what was hidden belowground!

 

[leatherback]

Happy surprise when I pulled a field maple from the growing field to trim back some branches..

 

[leatherback]

Can't believe I am bare rooting a yew I found many years back. Turns out the top dying was due to not having cleaned the roots out, and the core solid dry sand. Sigh..

 

[leatherback]

Taking shelter under my wisteria, just before the scissors came out

 

[leatherback]

Pretty happy when you get perfect rooting in 2 rounds of cuttings

Elms after almost 4 weeks


Crepe Mytrle after 5 weeks

 

[leatherback]

A little over two years ago I was on stage during the European Bonsai Association show, styling a pine. As this tree was reworked and pruned a few weeks ago, I thought I'd share:


Before


After the demo


Current


Something I am contemplating pruning ..

 

[Betula1]

Will Scots Pine ground layer ?