Dear Peter, I have entered the world of bonsai, having been gifted a small grafted ficus bonsai tree from a Bunnings hardware store in Australia. Unfortunately I have neglected it for almost a year and it has almost perished from lack of sun exposure, undernourishment and underwatering. Thankfully, after watching your videos for tips I was able to bring it back to life. There is something magical about watching new leaves and branches form! I am now looking for another bonsai to buy. I have also purchased your book on keeping bonsai. Hopefully one day I will be able to visit your nursery and ask you to sign it. Keep up the amazing work!
I have found some really good starter plants in the bonsai section at Bunnings. usually $6 for the seedlings/cuttings. good luck and welcome to the bonsai world 👍
Good Morning! So glad for everyone that you have posted today. Great ways to start a Sunday morning. Also, anyone complaining about the cost of your beautiful creation’s, know the cost of everything but, the value of nothing.
Gorgeous Peter! I love the landscape and forest groupings. For some reason, it looks more miniature when there’s a bunch of trees. Reminds me of Mr. Kimuras mountain scenes. I love how you placed that tree in front of the dead tree. I kept hoping you would!!
I just dig out an old Boxwood Scrub, half dead in my Backyard, with beatiful surface roots. I replanted it in a big pot, to grow back strong. I would love a video about Boxwood Styling or Boxwood in general, since I think Boxwood trees are common around europe and easy to get but underrated to use for bonsai.
Ich spreche leider kein englisch deshalb auf deutsch. Vereinzelt gibt es schöne Buchsbaum Bonsai, ich habe aktuell selber 3. Trotzdem ist Buchsbaum eher schwer zu gestalten. Er wächst langsam und bleibt meistens sehr dünn, man braucht also sehr viel Geduld. Umtopfen mögen die auch nicht, meine haben nach jedem umtopfen 2 bis 3 Jahre Erholung gebraucht. Die Gestaltung ist auch nicht ganz einfach, meistens mehrfachstämme und sehr dünne steil nach oben wachsende Äste. Drahten muss man wegen der Rinde auch sehr vorsichtig machen. Kurz: ein Buchsbaum als Bonsai sieht richtig gut aus, der Weg dahin ist aber lang und schwer. Trotzdem ein interessantes Projekt. Liebe Grüße.
A translation of Jona Wolf's message since it gives a lot of good advice. "Now and again there are beautiful Boxwoods, I currently own 3 myself. However, Boxwoods are hard to design. They grow slowly and do not thicken easily so a lot of patience is required. They don't like repotting either, mine took 2-3 years to recover each time. The design process is complicated by the multi-trunk habit with many thin branches growing straight up. Wiring is unfortunately difficult since the bark is easily hurt. tl;dr: Boxwoods look very good as bonsai but the path to get there is long and ardous. Nonetheless, they make for interesting projects. Best regards."
Hello Peter, I started in the world of bonsai a couple of years ago. but I have been watching your videos non-stop for the past 4 months haha is all I watch now, you have inspired me and motivated me to work on new bonsai and to bite the bullet haha ! hopefully i can visit Herons one day
Afterall I think it has become to be a natural composition, and possibly with time it will be even more. Love to see a creator create,and make the best of a difficult situation. Thanks for all the effort and sharing. it.
I would have kept that dead tree for sure also. At the end it became more or less a bit of a very interesting background feature instead of a "front" feature and that was exactly my idea from the beginning, believe it or not. It adds quite a lot to the total picture. It might be a bit of a challenge to keep that little azalea moist enough for the first year or so but I think it became a very nice looking composition that should give pleasure for quite a few years to come! Very nice and very well done, mr Chan! It's a privilege and also interesting and instructive to join the doubts, reasoning and final decisions. Everyone of us goes thrue that process, again and again, isn't it...? In life and with bonsaï...
I think this might be the perfect way to plant my Pinus Brutia. I got them to germinate, now it's about finding out if they're able to survive this far north. Beautiful arrangement.
I have got to say I learnt a few things today ,Thanks you Peter . interesting the use of clay to hold the soil in. I might try some thing like this later in the year. Far too much to do keeping my Bonsai going and my garden looking tidy .
I did enjoy the video and learned a good lesson.. you can plan a design but be open minded and flexible.. go with the flow and it usually turns out.. maybe even better. I learn so much from your videos and so appreciate your dedication to teaching.
What a great video, it shows that in Bonsai, if one plan does not work there is always another solution. I would agree with Peter that it would be better to cut off the deadwood, could even possibly use it for a Tanuki as it has a nice shape.
Good morning Breakfast Club! Two ways I know what day of the week it is. Special blend coffee in hand and Peter's latest Bonsai class is now in session 🥰 Edit: Absolutely fascinating!
Happy Mother's to all mom's. Oh Sir Peter what a job you have in front of you. It must have been nice years ago! That's all I can say! I'm sure you will help it!
Life gives you lemons, and you make a lemonade! By the way, how is your arm? Spent four hours pruning lilacs and spireas in our community space, now watching this nice and inspiring video. Have a nice day, Peter!
"I'm on my own, so I can't lift--" super human strength activate Edit: bit of experience I've gained over the years from my fathers trade, if you should need to set a screw into a hard yet brittle and non compressive material such as stone or plasteur, a pre drilled hole with the diameter of the nail portion of the screw will be your best friend. Addendum: fast lesson in japanese A as in father E as in egg I as in kiwi O as in home U as in zulu
Way beautiful tumors because because way tumult pirates drive it is an no Luther something else but to eyesight people his chance people great show picture natural she is very great good 🥰🥰
Hello Peter, I am very disappointed with this one. You killed off a tree that was not dead but needed some help. The old tree fitted the rock. You overloaded the rock with small trees. You seemed a bit uninspired here... No vision from the beginning...? I see that you have to be open-minded while styling. But this one did not convince me at all... What does this rock look like now? Did the small trees survive?
Morning Breakfast club👍
Yes tufa this is where I have an advantage with my mums garden in Matlock Bath being full of it.
Very difficult to get hold of large pieces these days.
It's nice to watch a master at work. Love the Deadwood, it looks like the top of a mountain in Idaho.
Dear Peter,
I have entered the world of bonsai, having been gifted a small grafted ficus bonsai tree from a Bunnings hardware store in Australia. Unfortunately I have neglected it for almost a year and it has almost perished from lack of sun exposure, undernourishment and underwatering. Thankfully, after watching your videos for tips I was able to bring it back to life. There is something magical about watching new leaves and branches form! I am now looking for another bonsai to buy. I have also purchased your book on keeping bonsai. Hopefully one day I will be able to visit your nursery and ask you to sign it. Keep up the amazing work!
I have found some really good starter plants in the bonsai section at Bunnings. usually $6 for the seedlings/cuttings. good luck and welcome to the bonsai world 👍
Yeay Penjing .. Finally 🙌. Thx for sharing Peter, love the composition, spot on 👍.
Happy Mother’s Day to all mums watching!!
Peter, this was a great learning video as are most of your videos.
I loved it. Have a great day!
Good morning breakfast clubbers
very interesting to watch from a landscape point of view and also various techniques. thanks again peter
Just a beautiful planting Peter!
When trees give you lemons, make lemon aid! The landscape is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
Good Morning! So glad for everyone that you have posted today. Great ways to start a Sunday morning. Also, anyone complaining about the cost of your beautiful creation’s, know the cost of everything but, the value of nothing.
Good morning Sunday Morning Bonsai Breakfast Club ☕️🍛🌲🙏
morning Jason! just subscribed to your channel. very nice 😊
I like it. Looks like many of the trees I’ve seen here in Colorado.
Gorgeous Peter! I love the landscape and forest groupings. For some reason, it looks more miniature when there’s a bunch of trees. Reminds me of Mr. Kimuras mountain scenes. I love how you placed that tree in front of the dead tree. I kept hoping you would!!
This is art.
Thank you, Peter, for making this video on my 40th birthday. I started a rock planting myself this year. Cheers.
Looks great. I was thinking tanuki at the start. But good job peter 😊
I just dig out an old Boxwood Scrub, half dead in my Backyard, with beatiful surface roots. I replanted it in a big pot, to grow back strong. I would love a video about Boxwood Styling or Boxwood in general, since I think Boxwood trees are common around europe and easy to get but underrated to use for bonsai.
Ich spreche leider kein englisch deshalb auf deutsch.
Vereinzelt gibt es schöne Buchsbaum Bonsai, ich habe aktuell selber 3. Trotzdem ist Buchsbaum eher schwer zu gestalten. Er wächst langsam und bleibt meistens sehr dünn, man braucht also sehr viel Geduld. Umtopfen mögen die auch nicht, meine haben nach jedem umtopfen 2 bis 3 Jahre Erholung gebraucht. Die Gestaltung ist auch nicht ganz einfach, meistens mehrfachstämme und sehr dünne steil nach oben wachsende Äste. Drahten muss man wegen der Rinde auch sehr vorsichtig machen.
Kurz: ein Buchsbaum als Bonsai sieht richtig gut aus, der Weg dahin ist aber lang und schwer. Trotzdem ein interessantes Projekt.
Liebe Grüße.
A translation of Jona Wolf's message since it gives a lot of good advice.
"Now and again there are beautiful Boxwoods, I currently own 3 myself. However, Boxwoods are hard to design. They grow slowly and do not thicken easily so a lot of patience is required. They don't like repotting either, mine took 2-3 years to recover each time. The design process is complicated by the multi-trunk habit with many thin branches growing straight up. Wiring is unfortunately difficult since the bark is easily hurt.
tl;dr: Boxwoods look very good as bonsai but the path to get there is long and ardous. Nonetheless, they make for interesting projects.
Best regards."
Thank you for a Sunday morning Bonsai Fix :D
Morning all! where are you watching from? Me- Madrid
Wakefield, UK
Bavaria, Germany
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK
Bedfordshire, England
Coober Pedy, South Australia 🇦🇺
I love what you did with the rock!
Great video thanks for sharing your work 👍👍🇵🇷
Good morning from Pennsylvania in the USA. Peter another example of making lemonade from lemons. Can’t wait to see it mature into the rock. 😀👍
As enlightening as ever Sifu Pete.
Hello Peter, I started in the world of bonsai a couple of years ago. but I have been watching your videos non-stop for the past 4 months haha is all I watch now, you have inspired me and motivated me to work on new bonsai and to bite the bullet haha ! hopefully i can visit Herons one day
I'm glad you kept the old tree as I always remember the oddly shaped, dying or dead trees as they make the best landmarks while out hiking or camping
Who said that you can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear? What a beautiful result Peter. Thanks for filming this.
Perfect Sunday... church ... breakfast ... a cup of tea and watching your work. Thank you , Happy Mother's day to all.
Just lovely! Thank you, Peter, for another inspiring video.
🌳Turned out great Peter ..👍
Afterall I think it has become to be a natural composition, and possibly with time it will be even more.
Love to see a creator create,and make the best of a difficult situation. Thanks for all the effort and sharing. it.
I would have kept that dead tree for sure also. At the end it became more or less a bit of a very interesting background feature instead of a "front" feature and that was exactly my idea from the beginning, believe it or not. It adds quite a lot to the total picture. It might be a bit of a challenge to keep that little azalea moist enough for the first year or so but I think it became a very nice looking composition that should give pleasure for quite a few years to come! Very nice and very well done, mr Chan! It's a privilege and also interesting and instructive to join the doubts, reasoning and final decisions. Everyone of us goes thrue that process, again and again, isn't it...? In life and with bonsaï...
Very nice sir 👌 I really like these scenic plantings, they're very enjoyable to just sit and admire them. Well done.
Very cool. It is beautiful.
Well spent evening
It looks amazing Peter
Very delicate and beautiful!
The end result is beauty. = )
I think this might be the perfect way to plant my Pinus Brutia. I got them to germinate, now it's about finding out if they're able to survive this far north. Beautiful arrangement.
I really enjoyed this! Thanks!!!
Thanks Peter. Nice!
I have got to say I learnt a few things today ,Thanks you Peter . interesting the use of clay to hold the soil in. I might try some thing like this later in the year. Far too much to do keeping my Bonsai going and my garden looking tidy .
I did enjoy the video and learned a good lesson.. you can plan a design but be open minded and flexible.. go with the flow and it usually turns out.. maybe even better. I learn so much from your videos and so appreciate your dedication to teaching.
Beautiful scene
Meget smukt. Jeg elsker miniature landskaber. Tak for nogle gode videoer. Hilsen fra Lillian. Danmark
That turned out beautifully.
Perfection! Absolutely love the final product, looks amazing!!👏👏👏👏🏆🥇👍✊
What a great video, it shows that in Bonsai, if one plan does not work there is always another solution. I would agree with Peter that it would be better to cut off the deadwood, could even possibly use it for a Tanuki as it has a nice shape.
Fantastic work
Good morning Breakfast Club! Two ways I know what day of the week it is. Special blend coffee in hand and Peter's latest Bonsai class is now in session 🥰
Edit: Absolutely fascinating!
I am up early for a change - Keep watching and I always enjoy reading your comments.
@@peterchan3100 Loving today's exploration of the subject... oh where will it lead?
@digital gorilla I've subscribed to you. Waiting for your first video! (perhaps something bonsai related?)
Stunning
Krásné! Je úžasné vidět mistra v akci!
Love this miniature landscape. Peter you did a great job. Hope to see future updates 🪴🌲👩🏻🌾
Happy Mother's to all mom's. Oh Sir Peter what a job you have in front of you. It must have been nice years ago! That's all I can say! I'm sure you will help it!
P.S. holy cow that turned out nice!!
Life gives you lemons, and you make a lemonade!
By the way, how is your arm?
Spent four hours pruning lilacs and spireas in our community space, now watching this nice and inspiring video.
Have a nice day, Peter!
It was sorted out in just five days. I am fine now.
thank you master 🙏
If life gives you lemons, make driftwood out of it.
Hey I’ve been trying to grow maples from seed I live in the tropics I put them in the fridge to stratify then plants them but they don’t come up
🔥💕😍👍
"I'm on my own, so I can't lift--"
super human strength activate
Edit: bit of experience I've gained over the years from my fathers trade, if you should need to set a screw into a hard yet brittle and non compressive material such as stone or plasteur, a pre drilled hole with the diameter of the nail portion of the screw will be your best friend.
Addendum: fast lesson in japanese
A as in father
E as in egg
I as in kiwi
O as in home
U as in zulu
👍👌👌👌🍎
this is how they pulled my tooth out
Not so good... you killed a tree... nothing to do to take care of what you cutted out ? Can They (the cuttings) roots ?
Way beautiful tumors because because way tumult pirates drive it is an no Luther something else but to eyesight people his chance people great show picture natural she is very great good 🥰🥰
It looked salvageable to me, Peter? 😟
Hello Peter, I am very disappointed with this one. You killed off a tree that was not dead but needed some help. The old tree fitted the rock.
You overloaded the rock with small trees.
You seemed a bit uninspired here...
No vision from the beginning...?
I see that you have to be open-minded while styling. But this one did not convince me at all...
What does this rock look like now? Did the small trees survive?
sorry i cannot watch you kill a tree
I would keep an old tree and just add a bougenvillia. orchid et.c to climb it.