Restyling a cascade juniper.

Re-styling a Juniper
This weekend it was time to re-style a juniper I have had from my very first bonsai lesson with John Hanby. I chose this tree on a beginners course in 19?? and it has been growing healthily ever since without really finding a good shape or style.

Recently I have decided that this tree could be a full cascade and so it has gone into a tall pot and I have made a few unconvincing styling attempts.

Now I tried again. I started last weekend and completed the general styling this weekend.

Here are some historical photos of this tree:

pre2006


2006


2006 (a half-hearted attempt at styling!)



And now - from the front:
... before


... during


... after


And from the back
... before


... during


... after

Repotting a Larch.

Today I re-potted this Larch. It certainly was due and I hope it will start to grow much better in fresh soil. As can be seen from the photos below, the poor thing seems to struggle to make any progress each year (which is my fault of course!).



February 2008

Lets hope this is the start of some real improvement.


June 2007


22nd October 2005


27th April 2003


30th March 2003