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Me on a collecting trip.
Tonight at the civic garden center, I will be hosting a discussion on methods for finding, collecting and field growing plants for bonsai. This Saturday I am very happy to be doing a bring your own tree work shop at the civic garden center.
Tonight’s meeting starts at 7:00 Hope to see you there.

The firing went really well. A couple experiments with ash glaze and oxide were not what I expected, but , still interesting.

A couple photos of some green pots. These are now in the kiln and will come out tomorrow. I used a new clay and also some glazes I haven’t used before so I’m hoping for the best.

In the bonsai world re potting season is just around the corner for the mid west. I have been making bonsai pots at Maple Creek when ever I can get away from my day job.
Today I glazed and fired a batch of 22 pots I made with a clay that is new to me, standard clay 259 for you potters out there, I really like the way it throws for me and I am eager to see how they look when I un-load the kiln.
Most of this batch are available for sale so I will be posting pictures here and selling on E bay, look me up there. my user name is robertm5747

Been very wet here lately, so , not really able to get much done on the new greenhouse but that’s o k. I have been building more display stands and cleaning and organizing the bonsai house.
I have also done a bit of pruning and wiring in the nursery. About 10 years ago I wired about 25 Junipers in the field, Shinpaku, San Jose, Sea green and Procumbens nana. I left the wire on for a season or two and then just let them grow,
Well….. after looking at some of these plants with clients during the open house this October I realized it was time to prune these plants. I am VERY pleased with what I found. Many great trees with loads of potential and great structure. Most are ready to go right into a bonsai pot as all have been root pruned over the years.
This Spring I will be digging many of these Junipers and have them ready for purchase.
An old Hornbeam after a hard pruning, 7 inch trunk.

Started construction today on the new 64 foot green house. This has been a long needed addition at New World.
The new space will be filled with many perennials I like to use in my designs but are always hard to find locally, as well as the ever growing collection of dwarf and miniature conifers and Japanese maples.
This will free up space in the large house for the finished bonsai.
I am excited about all this new space, stop out and have a look.

Wow! what a great day, perfect weather, great company and good food. Thank you, to all who took the time to visit today I really enjoyed seeing you all. Also special thanks to Mitch Alan Boatman for showing his sui seki and to Lisa rose of garden dressings for showing her wonderful Hyper tufa containers. They are excellent all weather containers for all types of plants and a low cost option for bonsai training pots.
Thanks again to all, I hope to see you all next year.
If anybody got any pictures please post them , I never got a chance to take any.

Saturday, October 22 9:30 till? Lots of fun ,demos food and bonsai.
A 12 year old Jap. maple lots of stock of this level of quality are here at New World, ready to live in your collection.

It was a chilly windy day on Saturday but that didn’t keep us from having a good time. Working on bonsai laughing and eating we didn’t even notice the chill in the air,the fire helped a little to.
HERE ARE A COUPLE SHOTS OF THE GATHERING:

The first shot is the group all working on trees, the other is of Mitch styling a juniper.
This is some of the things that will be going on at the open house on Oct 22, also a bonsai ring toss, a trading area for plants tools pots etc, horticulture related demos and , of course FOOD. Hope to see you here.

It’s about that time again! New World’s annual open house at the nursery.
This year it will be a one day event, on Saturday October 22 from 10 am till whenever.
Last year was GREAT! lots of visitors all weekend. Unfortunately ,I was too busy digging and tagging plants that I missed alot of you ( sorry), and did not get to enjoy the company. This year There will be NO digging,you can tag plants in the field if you wish or , of course, take home any container plants.
As for vendors, Mitch Allan Boatman will be here with his sui-seki and will be demonstrating the creation of his beautiful diaza’s.
There is also a rumor that JEFF CARR of Stasselwood bonsai studio will be here as well.
There is more being set up and I will post here when I have details.
I hope to see you this year, as always LOTS of good food, great plants and fun people so don’t miss out.
Take some time to walk through the display gardens and enjoy the “wild” areas at the nursery while you’r here.