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emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 18 Mar 25

The old Zen master, Ludov Zerbroski, was singing softly to himself, as he worked in the Zen garden of his monastery, pruning the bonsai plants there carefully. A student walked over to him, and said to him, [i]"why work...

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A bonanza for birds

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 26 Jul 24

Our Hawthorn tree is laden with fruit (clusters of tiny orange berries) and the birds simply love them. Through one of our windows I can see birds approaching and having a ball. A Hawthorn tree is ideal for creating a bonsai...

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Planting my Bonsai

Daniel @Danielclark691 (2143) 22 May 22

For Christmas I got a box with all the things required to plant and grow my very own bonsai trees. There are 5 varieties in there, and I chose what I felt would be the easiest ones to begin with, and I have planted the seeds. I...

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The Christ's Crown of Thorns

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 20 Nov 21

I do like the common names of this 'euphorbia milii.' It is so sacred to call it the 'Christ thorn.' It is also called the 'crown of thorns.' I saw this when I went to a nearby bank and they were planted into small pots by a...

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Mini Trees In a Pot

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 20 Jan 21

This morning, I visited my younger brother's small spacious garden. I saw these mini trees in a pot. It was being ordered and will be delivered soon. Before it happens, I took the liberty to have a photo of it. They are silver...

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My Bonsai Plant

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 22 Dec 20

My younger brother is full of himself in showing this bonsai plant today. To make him stop, I bought it and placed it on my table beside my desktop. He starting to be a seller of plants. As the eldest brother, I am encouraging him...

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My Blue Pine Plant

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 23 Nov 20

Before I go out shopping, I want to share my masterpiece. I planted my blue pine plant and got it for only $2.07 here in my neighborhood. A neighbor is selling his plants at a cheaper price. It is supposed to be a tree, but it is...

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BALETE- The Mysterious and Magical Tree

Anthony Calivoso @Anthony1023 (106) • Philippines 2 Sep 20

Balete is a huge and magical tree that supposed to grow only in the Wild. What makes it magical is the stories of events that associated to it. In Philippine Folklore, this tree is told to be the home of the mystic encanto (pls...

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We bought a Buddha belly bonsai

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Dec 18

On Christmas Eve we have been invited to dinner at our friends’ place. We have known this couple for many years and have an easy relationship with them. We often get together for a meal and when they were away for a week or two we...

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Our Hawthorn has berries

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 2 May 18

Hawthorn is normally used for creating Bonsai. I am not into Bonsai creations as I feel the process involves torturing the plants by trimming their roots and binding the branches with wires. The growth is arrested. The...

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Hawthorn and Bonsai

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 29 Jan 18

Bonsai as many would know is the art of creating stunted trees in trays. To get this effect branches and roots are trimmed and wires are used to bend them to take the shape that the artist desires. Most trees do not yield...

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Old Man Still Fooling Around with Haiku Stuff

Gus Kilthau @Ceerios (4698) • Goodfellow, Texas 17 Dec 16

Old Man Still Fooling Around with Haiku Stuff - Old Man feels keyboard Keyboard looks back at Old Man Keyboard spelling bad Old man so hungry Thinks Cheerios taste real good Forgets bowl and spoon Old Man has bonsai tree Small...

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Photo: Bantigue Bonsai

Tokz @ilocosboy (45155) • Philippines 7 Jun 16

Bantigue is one of the favorite kind of tree that bonsai hobbyist love to culture. Easy to grow and form and naturally small kind of tree. Commonly found in the seashore particularly in the rocky part of the shore. After only of...

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My Love To Bonsai

Tokz @ilocosboy (45155) • Philippines 26 May 16

Do you love bonsai. I do love it so much though I don't know to culture it. Every time I learn of bonsai exhibit in our place, I would really go to take some photo of these little plants formed into such an artistic way. Bonsai...

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Oh, Why Bonsai So Expensive?

Tokz @ilocosboy (45155) • Philippines 24 May 16

And because its collects big amount of money before owning one bonsai, I can hardly own one. Its so happen that I love bonsai plants. The culturing of it into such artistic form and bend. The more its age the more expensive the...

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Floating Bonsai!!

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 16 Feb 16

I am not a Bonsai Enthusiast but this invention amazed me. During the 1980's the year 2015 is always portrayed by the movies as this futuristic year with floating cars and self tying shoes but sadly it didnt happen. It is now 2016...

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Fruits and flowers exhibition

k sridharprasad @yugasini (12892) • Secunderabad, India 24 Jan 16

Hi Mylot Friends, After formation of new Andhra Pradesh first time the Haritapriya plant lovers society is arranging Flower and fruits exhibition for 2016 at Funtime club near Patamata, Vijayawada, India. Several little Bonsai...

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My Bonsai Lemon plant

sofs @sofssu (23660) 15 Nov 15

I have a few bonsai plants. One of my favorites is my lemon plant. I had it in a bonsai container for years and the plant did okay.. but this year around I did not prune it much and put it in a big container and to my surprise...

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Spring has Sprung and the Maple Bonsai has too

Glen @glenniah (1197) • Mandurah, Australia 14 Sep 15

In March this year a friend gave me a Maple Tree Bonsai for my birthday. I watered and feed that plant, shaped it and did everything except sing to it, (then it might have died). Three months later in our winter all the leaves...

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Endings and Beginnings

Gina @Gina145 (3949) • Johannesburg, South Africa 11 Sep 15

September 11 is a significant day in world history, but for me it marks a year since the day my Dad died, so it's been a tough day. However I decided to bring a positive meaning to that date, so I've just launched my bonsai blog...

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