romanolsamuels (59)in #bonsai • 2 years agoFicus Bonsai Exhibition at Babylonstoren 2023Last weekend I went to visit the annual bonsai exhibition at Babylonstoren. I love going to this exhibition; not only…romanolsamuels (59)adminin Bonsai • 5 years agoA Ficus, Cedar and a Celtis Africana, the update on projects that I have done in the past that you have been waiting for.Yesterday I uploaded a video to YouTube, giving an update on trees that I've worked on in the past. I have posted a…romanolsamuels (59)adminin Bonsai • 5 years agoWorld bonsai day the 09 May 2020How many of you knew that world bonsai day will be celebrated on Saturday 09 May 2020? Not many... Well like many…romanolsamuels (59)adminin Bonsai • 5 years agoBonsai size classification: Does size matter?On Tuesday I posted a photo on "Does size matter?" on my social media accounts trying to get a bit more interaction…romanolsamuels (59)adminin Bonsai • 5 years agoMistakes best avoided, things I wish I knew when I started out with bonsai.As I was busy preparing to write this blog I scrolled through my old blogs to get an idea of topics that I have…romanolsamuels (59)adminin Bonsai • 5 years agoMonkey Thorn BonsaiI worked on this Monkey Thorn bonsai early this morning. I trimmed back the tree and removed the weeds from the soil…romanolsamuels (59)in GEMS • 5 years agoDay 20 of the #lockdown2020: Some good new as we are counting down the days to our first live streamThings are coming together as we as nearing the first live stream on Youtube. I received an email form that said that…romanolsamuels (59)adminin Bonsai • 5 years ago#Lockdown Day19 : Special announcementThe count down to the end of the lockdown has been at the top of every social media channel since it looks like we…romanolsamuels (59)in OCD • 5 years agoDay 14 of #lockdown2020 : Personal insights and daily bonsai tree highlights.As we as South Africans were anxiously awaiting the address from our president regarding the status of the nation wide…romanolsamuels (59)adminin Bonsai • 5 years agoDay 13 of #lockdown2020: A unproductive day in the garden...Day 13 of the #lockdown2020 and it was by far one of my least productive days yet. I spend the whole morning looking…romanolsamuels (59)adminin Bonsai • 5 years agoDay 12 of #lockdown2020: Ficus Mircocarpa, thread grafts and slip potting.A unexpected turn of events is how I would describe today. When I started off my day I did not think that I would be…romanolsamuels (59)adminin Bonsai • 5 years agoHow I clean my bonsai tools using every day household cleaners.We are more than half way through our #lockdown2020 in South Africa and we have seen some amazing and innovative…romanolsamuels (59)adminin Bonsai • 5 years agoDay 08 of #lockdown2020: Finishing off the week strong.Heading into the weekend I worked on the last few trees for the week. You can really start to see the difference in…romanolsamuels (59)adminin Bonsai • 5 years agoDay 07 of #lockdown 2020: Shaping a Ficus bonsai using the clip and grown techniqueAs we are nearing the end of the first week of lock down I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. All…romanolsamuels (59)adminin Bonsai • 5 years agoDay 06 of #lockdown2020 : Finished work on eight bonsai trees today including a tree that I have been growing a sacrifice branch on.Today was one of the better days for me personally. I worked on eight bonsai trees today. Most of it was small trees…romanolsamuels (59)adminin Bonsai • 5 years agoKeeping true to my promise. Working on 200 bonsai trees in the next 17 days.As we reach the end of day 04th of the #lockdown2020 I am still working on at least one bonsai tree per day. I worked…romanolsamuels (59)in DTube • 5 years agoPreparing to apply Oleum to my bonsai collection.This morning I played around with a new shooting style while I was preparing to apply Oleum to my bonsai collection. ▶️ DTube ▶️ BTFSromanolsamuels (59)adminin Bonsai • 5 years agoJuniper Maintenance: Taking care of a young talent competition tree, two year after initial styling.Like may other countries we are now under a full lock down for the next 21 days. I am trying to make the best of this…romanolsamuels (59)in DTube • 5 years agoJuniper Bonsai MaintenanceThis was a tree I styled during a Japanday new talent competition two years ago. It is now time to trim back the long…romanolsamuels (59)adminin Bonsai • 5 years agoBuilding on the branch structure o my root over rock FicusToday I worked on my Ficus that is styled in the root over rock style. I like this tree as it is one of my first root…
