Tuesday 15 September 2015

Bonsai

Partner-who-loves-tea and I often visit Gordale Nursery near Chester to pick up odd plants, garden supplies and so on.  Quite often we are fortunate enough to come across a display of some sort.  A couple of weekends ago it was the local Bonsai association putting on a display of their work.


I didn't have my camera with me.  ("Shame, Shame!!" I hear you cry).  But I did have my phone and nowadays all phones seem to have cameras in them  - 0r so I am told.  Having spent ten minutes playing with my phone I eventually got some sort of picture on its screen and by hitting bits of it I managed to hear a satisfying click noise which suggested the sound of a 1960s shutter.


After three of those, I contented myself with simply examining the specimens.  They were most impressive and these photos by no means do them justice.


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5 comments:

  1. These are always a source of wonder to me. They look superb but I can't imagine I would have the patience to cultivate one.

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  2. These are always a source of wonder to me. They look superb but I can't imagine I would have the patience to cultivate one. Oh. Adrian's already said that.

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  3. So happy to "see" you out and about enjoying the good weather.
    I had a bonsai plant once, but you'd never imagine what happened to it...my Mum used to water it unknown to me while I was at work and then I'd water it too...it soon rotted away...money down the drain..

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  4. They are lovely and if i had one, it would die an unfortunate, lingering death, just like every other plant i have ever had. Oh, well, i'll just enjoy the ones other people tend.

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  5. Fascinating. I vaguely recall seeing some documentary in the past explaining how to do it, but I never tried it...

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