The Beauty of Bonsai Styles

(longwoodgardens.org)

41 points | by lagniappe 3 hours ago

4 comments

  • badc0ffee 1 hour ago
    I find bonsai fascinating, even if I would never be willing to put in the time and care required to do it myself.

    I had the pleasure of seeing the bonsai collection in the Gardens at HCP (Horticulture Centre of the Pacific) in Victoria, BC, Canada recently. They have many different species of trees, and something like 60 individual trees in total. Well worth seeing, and the cafe just outside the entrance is nice too.

  • Malcolmlisk 1 hour ago
    My colleagues gave me a bonsai when I left the company. I loved it and it was georgeous. When I switched to my actual house, the bonsai felt it and started to dry out. I could not stop it, and even transplanting it to better soil and placing him in another room. It never went up. Right now I don't know if its alive anymore, and makes me very sad.
    • leoff 1 hour ago
      Do you know the species?
      • Malcolmlisk 44 minutes ago
        Yep. It's supposed to be an entry level one. Ligustrum sinensis. In my old house had like 8 hours of direct sun and right now it only has like 2... I don't know what to do anymore.
        • Siecje 10 minutes ago
          Would artificial light work?
        • FrankRay78 27 minutes ago
          Most of these are outdoor trees, regardless of size. Something more tropical might fare better inside.
  • divbzero 31 minutes ago
    The oldest bonsai in this collection is over a 100 years old. Imagine training a bonsai continually for so long, the steady care and attention required across multiple generations…
    • FrankRay78 28 minutes ago
      Not that different to our two year old tortoise, who still has another 100+ years to go.
  • socalgal2 2 hours ago