I love watching your videos Tony. You have such a great relaxed style of presentation that just works. Simple, uncomplicated explanations of what you’re doing and why, not afraid to try new stuff, it makes me think I could have a go at doing some of this stuff as well. Cheers mate.
Thanks Chris. I really appreciate your comments. You should absolutely have a go at this! Get yourself some cheap plants and have a play, but beware, it's addictive once you get started.
I love the hunt in local nursery too mate. I almost like a Child in the candy store. Hope that feeling never goes away. Thanks for a long video Tony. The time just flew by. Have a great day
Yeah, it's great just wandering around seeing if we can find something special. Glad you enjoyed the longer format. I always think people might get bored when they start going over 20 minutes.
Some really nice big, bold chops there Tony. Thanks for sharing your thinking processes. Well done mate. I think your mystery plant may be a Hypericum (St. John's Wort) that has yellow flowers following the red/pink berries. Looking forward to part 2. 👍👍
Best price - free! You might forget a price but you never forget free. Just had my most expensive tree, a ginko for £15. Very happy with it and already wired into an interesting shape. I am enjoying sharing your adventures.
Hi Mandy. I'm jealous of your ginko. I have wanted one of those ever since I saw Peter Chans Gincos in autumn. I'm keeping my eyes peeled for a bargain!
I love your honesty and down to earth style, I also love looking around nurseries for all my projects but they are getting expensive, however I did discover that online this time of year (winter) you can get some really good cheap trees bare root and for me, relatively new into creating bonsai seriously, and being on a budget, it's the best alternative to buying it from nurseries. I inherited 12 Japanese Maples in the ground in my new property which were some 15 feet tall, over time I am bringing them down smaller and creating more from air layering, turning them into larger bonsai's. I am learning a lot from your channel, as well as Mr Chan's on Herons Bonsai, two of my favs now! New subbie from South Yorks :)
Hi Tony if you look on the aps store there are aps that you point at the foliage and it will identify the species. Good luck with the plants into bonsai, they are not traditional bonsai type tree but so what you like them.
Good idea with the app Joe. I know they wont all work in the end, but who knows, one of them might turn out to work really well as a bonsai, and if not I can just enjoy them as plants.
@@TonysBonsai yeah emblems is good too, there’s another very small garden centre in banks that sometimes have some nice stuff and they sell all the stuff to make bonsai soil and bonsai food and pots, it called brialee garden centre
You will enjoy the Coprosma fireburst Tony.. brilliant colours ..i have one I'm developing and it pops with colour..really stands out among my other trees. Im writing this as you arrived home so im interested in watching how you style it. Cheers mate
Cheers mate. Sounds like you're a step ahead of me with this species, but good to hear that it has some great colour! I'm just waiting for the rain to stop so that I can get outside to make a video!
There’s a couple of Japanese maples at a local garden centre with multi trunks and fantastic nebari/radial roots but the plants are £50 garden trees. I’m tempted… would make amazing bonsai with some work. On the other hand B&Q diy stores are selling off their maple stock, some for £1 each. Worth checking out… I grabbed a handful to retry making a kabudachi/clump style and an Orange Dream maple to substitute in for one which has died in one of my forests.
Yeah, those mature maples are so tempting. I'm like you Jason in that I really have to hold myself back otherwise I'll end up with as many trees as Xavier!
I try not to spend too much on plants / trees. But two autumns ago I found two fabulous maples in a garden centre, the prices seemed far lower than I expected and I bit the bullet and bought them. (£170 for the pair). I knew I'd never afford, or feeling comfortable paying for a big mature maple from a bonsai nursery so they will be my 'special' trees within a few years of work on them.
CLEVER BUYER 👏pay attention to the bottom ( roots under the planting medium ) ;because that's were all bonsai good start. Next time ,bring chopsticks❗❗😀don't flip through the paper 😉don't wory ,there is nothing scary there 😀
I love watching your videos Tony. You have such a great relaxed style of presentation that just works. Simple, uncomplicated explanations of what you’re doing and why, not afraid to try new stuff, it makes me think I could have a go at doing some of this stuff as well. Cheers mate.
Thanks Chris. I really appreciate your comments. You should absolutely have a go at this! Get yourself some cheap plants and have a play, but beware, it's addictive once you get started.
I love the hunt in local nursery too mate. I almost like a Child in the candy store. Hope that feeling never goes away. Thanks for a long video Tony. The time just flew by. Have a great day
Yeah, it's great just wandering around seeing if we can find something special. Glad you enjoyed the longer format. I always think people might get bored when they start going over 20 minutes.
That was a lot of fun Tony! Really enjoyed it. Cheers!
Thanks Jay. I just love working on this kind of starter material.
Nice choice of plants Tony 🪴..
Thanks MIchael. They are a bit of a punt not knowing much about them, but time will tell whether or not they are any good for bonsai.
Brill Tony - but we didnt just do this with the $50 challenge :)
🤣 I'm calling this the seven trees in plastic pots for £15 challenge!
Prostanthera ovalifolia is an Aussie plant. A very long way from home!
How interesting. I would imagine it's pretty tough then.
You’re amazing at seeing the potential which mere mortals like us find difficult to spot!
That's very kind of you to say. I suppose the proof of the pudding will be in the eating!
Some really nice big, bold chops there Tony. Thanks for sharing your thinking processes. Well done mate. I think your mystery plant may be a Hypericum (St. John's Wort) that has yellow flowers following the red/pink berries. Looking forward to part 2. 👍👍
Yeah hypericum was my first thought.
Thanks for the information Guy. Sounds like you know your stuff mate!
Thanks Mike!
Best price - free! You might forget a price but you never forget free. Just had my most expensive tree, a ginko for £15. Very happy with it and already wired into an interesting shape. I am enjoying sharing your adventures.
Hi Mandy. I'm jealous of your ginko. I have wanted one of those ever since I saw Peter Chans Gincos in autumn. I'm keeping my eyes peeled for a bargain!
@@TonysBonsai I got it from @Derbyshire Bonsai a great bunch they are at Chorley this weekend. Take a look at their website.
Thanks Mandy. I'll check it out now!
I love your honesty and down to earth style, I also love looking around nurseries for all my projects but they are getting expensive, however I did discover that online this time of year (winter) you can get some really good cheap trees bare root and for me, relatively new into creating bonsai seriously, and being on a budget, it's the best alternative to buying it from nurseries. I inherited 12 Japanese Maples in the ground in my new property which were some 15 feet tall, over time I am bringing them down smaller and creating more from air layering, turning them into larger bonsai's. I am learning a lot from your channel, as well as Mr Chan's on Herons Bonsai, two of my favs now! New subbie from South Yorks :)
very good bonsai, I really like bonsai, greetings to a new friend from Indonesia 🤝😊
Hello, and thanks you for the lovely greeting. have a great day!
Just picked up a Coprosma in the bargain bin… 50% off! Has a great nebari so will be fun to see how it goes!
That sounds like a great find Tim!
Hi Tony if you look on the aps store there are aps that you point at the foliage and it will identify the species. Good luck with the plants into bonsai, they are not traditional bonsai type tree but so what you like them.
Good idea with the app Joe. I know they wont all work in the end, but who knows, one of them might turn out to work really well as a bonsai, and if not I can just enjoy them as plants.
I think the first plant is a Hypericum-should have yellow flowers in the spring if so
Thank you, Malcolm. I appreciate that. I'll make sure I refer back to this in the spring!
That was my thought too.
It’s funny cos I live less than a mile from blunders and have always taken it for granted lol
Yeah it's a great place. I'va also picked up some nice material over the road at embleys
@@TonysBonsai yeah emblems is good too, there’s another very small garden centre in banks that sometimes have some nice stuff and they sell all the stuff to make bonsai soil and bonsai food and pots, it called brialee garden centre
You will enjoy the Coprosma fireburst Tony.. brilliant colours ..i have one I'm developing and it pops with colour..really stands out among my other trees. Im writing this as you arrived home so im interested in watching how you style it. Cheers mate
Cheers mate. Sounds like you're a step ahead of me with this species, but good to hear that it has some great colour!
I'm just waiting for the rain to stop so that I can get outside to make a video!
There’s a couple of Japanese maples at a local garden centre with multi trunks and fantastic nebari/radial roots but the plants are £50 garden trees. I’m tempted… would make amazing bonsai with some work.
On the other hand B&Q diy stores are selling off their maple stock, some for £1 each. Worth checking out… I grabbed a handful to retry making a kabudachi/clump style and an Orange Dream maple to substitute in for one which has died in one of my forests.
Yeah, those mature maples are so tempting. I'm like you Jason in that I really have to hold myself back otherwise I'll end up with as many trees as Xavier!
@@TonysBonsai and that would just be silly 🙃😜
I try not to spend too much on plants / trees. But two autumns ago I found two fabulous maples in a garden centre, the prices seemed far lower than I expected and I bit the bullet and bought them. (£170 for the pair). I knew I'd never afford, or feeling comfortable paying for a big mature maple from a bonsai nursery so they will be my 'special' trees within a few years of work on them.
Jesus Tony your ruthless...lol
🤣yeah I like to just go for it in the first stages. Those major issues have to be dealt with at some point, so may as well be done now.
Would it be inappropriate to call you "Big Chopper Tony" 😂 great haul at the nursery mate. I'll have to visit !
Well it's not the first time I've been called big chopper mate 🤣🤣
CLEVER BUYER 👏pay attention to the bottom ( roots under the planting medium ) ;because that's were all bonsai good start.
Next time ,bring chopsticks❗❗😀don't flip through the paper 😉don't wory ,there is nothing scary there 😀
Yes, that's a good idea with the chop stick. I'll try to remember that mate!
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