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What do you want to see in Bonsai? (pseudorant)
Comments (5)It's called 'slab' forest planting, and why isn't it bonsai? The trees are natural looking, but try to imagine them each growing alone in a little pot. You might end up some of the time, at least, with something that looks like a 'Disney' tree, a bit like a cut-out stuck on to the background, rather than a real, dimensional tree, because without bonsai 'rules' (which, of course, are broken all the time, but only 'well' by people who know them and understand them) a lot of trees would not look good (or natural) at all. When you work with something so small, relative to the 'real' thing, all that foliage, etc. somehow takes on a different perspective. The horizon is not infinite, other trees within visual range do not always 'go' with the first one, placement at anything other than eye level immediately puts it 'in its place', etc. and in the end it may look more natural by following the rules than otherwise - kind of like what the architects of the Acropolis in Athens did... they actually leaned the pillars of the Parthenon inward (or outward... I forget!) by a few degrees, which when viewed against the skyline up on the hill, made it look absolutely straight, rather than otherwise, which tricks of distance and light would 'display'. Some trees do look good matching the real ones in the right setting, but not all do. I know what you mean about the nebari too ('sumo' trees), but while they're exaggerated (sometimes too much), it does make them look older, which is so much of the point in bonsai traditionally....See MoreWhat do you want to see in the ideal rose book
Comments (36)There are a jillion rose books already out there. (And I have a lot of them!) Personally, I can do without another book on how to plant a bareroot rose and how to prune in the winter. If I could create a rose book just for me, it would be an annual that had pictures and profiles of all the newly released roses. Such pictures and profiles would be taken and written independently from Jackson & Perkins, Weeks, Meilland, Austin, etc. I would also like to see each of those roses put through standardized tests regarding various features. You could have a blackspot benchmark, a powdery mildew benchmark, a last-in-a-vase benchmark, a fragrance benchmark, height reports from various parts of the country, etc. It would be like a Consumer Reports evaluation for roses. With a book like this, you could actually make a more educated decision prior to purchasing. It is my understanding that roses that are chosen for commerce still have to be grown for several more years in the fields in order to have enough to distribute. Somebody in the know should get a hold of them for long term evaluations. - HershiGrl...See MoreWhat do you want YOUR Secret Santa to bring you??
Comments (24)I've started looking at things & thinking would my SS person like this? Can't wait to see who I get. I like cross stitch, cats, candles, baking & cake decorating items. Any plant I don't have (including bulbs or seeds) is great especially fragrant, colorful, odd or unusual & I like plants with a story behind them. An actual non-fading marker that works on my window blind tags would be priceless. Sign me up for your favorite seed, craft & other interests catalogs too. Linda...See MoreDo you grid all your windows or just the ones you see from the street?
Comments (6)We’re only doing grids on the front elevation. The only visible window on the side is an awning window which doesn’t call for grids. I didn’t want grids on any of the other windows because I wanted as little to impede the view as possible....See Morecolleenoz
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