BNW, I agree...It would be great to have a group to discuss with and trade information...I have had varied success attempting to reach out to various channels for additional information...NOT all channel stewards are willing to discuss or share information beyond their video content...You however, have been ever so gracious, about responding to questions from this enthusiastic but never-the-less novice viewer...Nigel Saunders is also very generous and responsive...It's folks like you that are actually promoting the hobby...Hats off to the both of you...THANKS FOR SHARING...Sequim, WA...
I'm sorry to hear you haven't always gotten responses. I appreciate your comments, and like to do my best in providing detailed responses (sometimes I realize that I'm writing essays in my responses and stop myself). Like I said earlier, however, I'm a beginner myself (I've really only got 5 growing seasons worth of bonsai experience under my belt, as before that I was only "dabbling" in bonsai.) I hear mostly positive things about bonsai clubs, and would attend one myself. However, there are no clubs close to me, so it's been RUclips, books, and experience that I've learned from.
Love workshops at my club. Get to learn so much stuff from people that have been doing bonsai longer than me. Seeing what they are doing, getting inspiration for new projects. People who don't do bonsai don't get this. Would love to make my own channel but I'm a technological moron. Just for the sake of sharing what I'm doing and getting the interaction and further learning
I'd love to attend a club and be able to ask questions to some experienced bonsai practitioners in my area, but I don't have a close one nearby, so it's mainly been RUclips for me. Ha, I'm not a "technological moron", but I was unsure of myself when it came to video creating/editing. I was no stranger to photography, but video was something else. I was pleasantly surprised by how intuitive video editing software is - it was fairly simple to learn, at least for my basic videos. I'd say if it sounds fun to you, try making a couple videos - maybe you'll enjoy it, maybe you'll hate it. The first one was hardest for me. And there's always blogging with a photo series of images of how your trees have changed over the years - photo series that span years are pure bonsai "gold" IMO - I love them.
@@BonsaiNorthwest you are right, I have only one tree which I have followed through my tree and a bit years of bonsai and it is so satisfying to see the 3 in Shimpaku cuttings progress into a beautiful little bonsai. I have gone through creating a logo and started a RUclips profile but haven't gone any further. Thank you for the encouragement. I also interact in the bonsai beginners group on Facebook, a lot of the UK RUclips guys contribute there often and share their RUclips content, to get through to more people.
Very nice video, I enjoyed it very much. I may try to make another dwarf alberta spruce bonsai. I made one a few months ago and it’s doing well. It was only about $6.49 at home depot!
BNW, I agree...It would be great to have a group to discuss with and trade information...I have had varied success attempting to reach out to various channels for additional information...NOT all channel stewards are willing to discuss or share information beyond their video content...You however, have been ever so gracious, about responding to questions from this enthusiastic but never-the-less novice viewer...Nigel Saunders is also very generous and responsive...It's folks like you that are actually promoting the hobby...Hats off to the both of you...THANKS FOR SHARING...Sequim, WA...
I'm sorry to hear you haven't always gotten responses. I appreciate your comments, and like to do my best in providing detailed responses (sometimes I realize that I'm writing essays in my responses and stop myself). Like I said earlier, however, I'm a beginner myself (I've really only got 5 growing seasons worth of bonsai experience under my belt, as before that I was only "dabbling" in bonsai.)
I hear mostly positive things about bonsai clubs, and would attend one myself. However, there are no clubs close to me, so it's been RUclips, books, and experience that I've learned from.
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Love workshops at my club. Get to learn so much stuff from people that have been doing bonsai longer than me. Seeing what they are doing, getting inspiration for new projects. People who don't do bonsai don't get this. Would love to make my own channel but I'm a technological moron. Just for the sake of sharing what I'm doing and getting the interaction and further learning
I'd love to attend a club and be able to ask questions to some experienced bonsai practitioners in my area, but I don't have a close one nearby, so it's mainly been RUclips for me.
Ha, I'm not a "technological moron", but I was unsure of myself when it came to video creating/editing. I was no stranger to photography, but video was something else. I was pleasantly surprised by how intuitive video editing software is - it was fairly simple to learn, at least for my basic videos.
I'd say if it sounds fun to you, try making a couple videos - maybe you'll enjoy it, maybe you'll hate it. The first one was hardest for me. And there's always blogging with a photo series of images of how your trees have changed over the years - photo series that span years are pure bonsai "gold" IMO - I love them.
@@BonsaiNorthwest you are right, I have only one tree which I have followed through my tree and a bit years of bonsai and it is so satisfying to see the 3 in Shimpaku cuttings progress into a beautiful little bonsai. I have gone through creating a logo and started a RUclips profile but haven't gone any further. Thank you for the encouragement. I also interact in the bonsai beginners group on Facebook, a lot of the UK RUclips guys contribute there often and share their RUclips content, to get through to more people.
Very nice video, I enjoyed it very much. I may try to make another dwarf alberta spruce bonsai. I made one a few months ago and it’s doing well. It was only about $6.49 at home depot!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video. Best of luck if you decide to make another one.
Nice work.
Thanks!