Thanks for the tour of Hong's bonsai garden. Always interesting to see what others are up to. Perfect timing, your video notification arrived, just as was preparing to leave work. London calling with warm regards Iqbal
Great video Nigel. I always enjoy the 3D printed pots, they're looking stunning already. Really appreciate the tour of Hong's trees, they're just breathtaking.
i worked for 30 years next to a dawn redwood, full size. it was nice to go through the seasons with it and i kept forgetting what it was until the autumn. i bought a beautiful little taiwanese maple yesterday, all brilliant red stems and green green leaves but i'm going to grow it full size. between my yard and 50 or more individual succulents and dish gardens i am going to enjoy the world of bonsai through your channel and teachings. very nice video and visit to hong's garden. edited: i have 77 to take care of.
Another great episode of the bonsai zone. Loved the interaction between you and Hong. Maybe the occasional collaboration with other bonsai club members where you tour and chat about each other's collections
I'm sure I saw a squirrel race across the back fence at Hong's place starting at the 24:14 mark! Those 3D Prints are exceptional. Nice clean lines and definition. :-)
Very interesting video. Maybe you have something here with interviewing people about their bonsai. So much experience shared that way. I would love to know the history of your bonsai pots as you work on your pieces. The fiddle leaf is in a beautiful pot. It would be nice to know if the pots are old or new, etc.
Hi Nigel, loved seeing Mr. Hong’s trees. I wanted to share a bit of info with you and maybe pass it on to Mr. Hong. I use these Diamond Hole Saw Drill Bit Set 3/4" - 1 1/2" Inch Granite Glass Tile Bits from ebay. These work great on various types of material. I’ve made holes on glass, porcelain, clay pot and they work great. Thanks for all the great videos
0:52 - Nigel, you are the real life equivalent of astronaut Mark Watney (played by Matt Damon in The Martian) :-) 👍 He grew potatoes on Mars, while you grow bonsai on Earth. 27:52 - Please do tell more about this mica pot. Did you drill additional holes on this pot and is it the same one seen at 6:23 ?
Hi Nigel, your pots are definitely going to look great after painting... Without paint too they are beautiful. Thanks for this video tour of wonderful trees. Waiting for part 3 Regards
I drill lots of ceramic containers for pots. There are several companies in china that sell diamond drills on EBay that do a good job on ceramics. The trick is that you have to drill under water to prevent heat and dust. Always drill ceramics under water because the drill creates heat that can make your pot crack. I make a ring of Cling Florists adhesive, shape it into a shallow well slightly larger than the drill diameter and about five to eight millimeters deep, and fill it with water. Then I clamp the bowl firmly to my drill press and start drilling. Drill slowly and occasionally lift the drill to allow fresh water to flow into the cut. Be careful handling the plug that is cut out. It will have a razor sharp edge where the glaze breaks through. The drill I am using now has been used to drill about fifteen pots, with four or five holes in each pot. I mostly use these pots for cacti and succulents, but they are good for small bonsai as well. Most of the pots I have drilled are six inches or less in diameter, but larger pots can be done depending on the size of your drill press.
Nigel that's a great video indeed! I think you should make more "bonsai garden reviews" just like this one))) Also, Nigel, I am really confused with these pine varieties. How to tell them apart visually, when looking at a developed tree? Cypresses and false cypresses also confuse me a lot))) Maybe you can describe that in an another video?) Just asking))) Thank you.
Nice video, have you tried putting protection around the base of your trees? I have no problems anymore with animals eating my fruit/maple tree trunks after I put a cover around it. Don’t know what to call it but I can send you a picture.
Looking at Hong's (and Nigel's) amazing trees make me feel like going out and buying a nice ready bonsai so that I could see some results faster. But then again, I would kind of feel like that is cheating. I want to have the actual experience of growing and training a tree from a seed or a small sapling. Maybe I should have it both ways, buy some more mature ones and keep growing from seeds too, haha!
I usually let them grow as tall as I can and then cut them back to a stump. This can mean letting them grow for several years without any pruning. If you want to grow a small tree, the pruning can be done often after a period of strong growth. It all depends on what size and shape of tree you want to develop.
Hey Nigel, do you think a Weeping Mulberry tree would make a good Bonsai? Im asking because I took a cutting from a local tree to grow as my own and I’m currently thinking about what I might want to do with it in the future. It was a woody cutting and I don’t have much experience with rooting cuttings so I put it in some rooting hormone and potted it so do you have and more tips to encourage root growth?
Nigel Saunders This is Mark just letting you know I have instagram and I'm under, Angry Bonsai / The Bonsai Way would like you to take a look at my trees .
What a great collect! Thanks for giving us a chance to see it...
Nice to see the plant room again. Was great to see Hong's trees, looks like he also does very nice work.Thank you and Hong for sharing some fine work.
THANKS J!
Hey the pots really come into their own with the paint! Really nice! Thank's for bringing us along to hang out, too! Hong's bonsai look super.
Thank you, the pots have been really fun to work on!
Thanks for the tour of Hong's bonsai garden. Always interesting to see what others are up to. Perfect timing, your video notification arrived, just as was preparing to leave work.
London calling with warm regards
Iqbal
Love Hong's fish jin tree! I love bonsai and fishing so that made my day.
The thumbnail makes it look like Nigel is about to drop the hottest bonsai demonstration of all time.
Happy to listen Hong in his garden, Thanks Nigel. waiting for part 3.
Thank you, I'm posting part 4 tonight.
Love the full, uncut conversation. Was very interesting going through the plants and all the different thoughts that come up. Very interesting indeed.
great Idea you have ,the movie from Hong, very nice beautiful Bonsai
Great video Nigel. I always enjoy the 3D printed pots, they're looking stunning already. Really appreciate the tour of Hong's trees, they're just breathtaking.
i worked for 30 years next to a dawn redwood, full size. it was nice to go through the seasons with it and i kept forgetting what it was until the autumn. i bought a beautiful little taiwanese maple yesterday, all brilliant red stems and green green leaves but i'm going to grow it full size. between my yard and 50 or more individual succulents and dish gardens i am going to enjoy the world of bonsai through your channel and teachings. very nice video and visit to hong's garden. edited: i have 77 to take care of.
Really nice video, you should do a travelling series! Visiting more of your bonsai friends 😁
Gustav Krogh-jeyasingham Yeeeaaah!!!
Wow, Hong has some nice stuff.
Colin McGovern indeed
Another great episode of the bonsai zone. Loved the interaction between you and Hong. Maybe the occasional collaboration with other bonsai club members where you tour and chat about each other's collections
I'll try and include more of this in future!
I'm sure I saw a squirrel race across the back fence at Hong's place starting at the 24:14 mark! Those 3D Prints are exceptional. Nice clean lines and definition. :-)
Very interesting video. Maybe you have something here with interviewing people about their bonsai. So much experience shared that way. I would love to know the history of your bonsai pots as you work on your pieces. The fiddle leaf is in a beautiful pot. It would be nice to know if the pots are old or new, etc.
he has amazing trees, but a small garden. never let a wife stop a great hobbyist.
Thank you Sherman!
Hi Nigel, loved seeing Mr. Hong’s trees. I wanted to share a bit of info with you and maybe pass it on to Mr. Hong.
I use these Diamond Hole Saw Drill Bit Set 3/4" - 1 1/2" Inch Granite Glass Tile Bits from ebay. These work great on various types of material. I’ve made holes on glass, porcelain, clay pot and they work great.
Thanks for all the great videos
Loved the field trip
I have to get out of the office once in a while!
Color in the leaves depends on what you feed it. Looking good.
Great vid again, loved looking at someone else’s tree with you wish I had them especially the maples, roll on part 3.
0:52 - Nigel, you are the real life equivalent of astronaut Mark Watney (played by Matt Damon in The Martian) :-) 👍 He grew potatoes on Mars, while you grow bonsai on Earth.
27:52 - Please do tell more about this mica pot. Did you drill additional holes on this pot and is it the same one seen at 6:23 ?
Hi Nigel, your pots are definitely going to look great after painting... Without paint too they are beautiful.
Thanks for this video tour of wonderful trees.
Waiting for part 3
Regards
Series!!! Something when off in my brain. Think about that bonsai series by Nigel!!! Sounds interesting.
I drill lots of ceramic containers for pots. There are several companies in china that sell diamond drills on EBay that do a good job on ceramics. The trick is that you have to drill under water to prevent heat and dust. Always drill ceramics under water because the drill creates heat that can make your pot crack. I make a ring of Cling Florists adhesive, shape it into a shallow well slightly larger than the drill diameter and about five to eight millimeters deep, and fill it with water. Then I clamp the bowl firmly to my drill press and start drilling. Drill slowly and occasionally lift the drill to allow fresh water to flow into the cut. Be careful handling the plug that is cut out. It will have a razor sharp edge where the glaze breaks through. The drill I am using now has been used to drill about fifteen pots, with four or five holes in each pot.
I mostly use these pots for cacti and succulents, but they are good for small bonsai as well. Most of the pots I have drilled are six inches or less in diameter, but larger pots can be done depending on the size of your drill press.
Thank you Emmit, sounds like a great method, diamonds are a pots best friend!
Thanks for sharing!
i would air layer that redwood by the fence there, and after 5 years or so it would be an incredible bonsai!!
It's nice to c u outdoor Sir. This vlog was very different n I loved it. Keep doing more like this Sir. Love u😍😍😍. God bless u.....
Nigel that's a great video indeed! I think you should make more "bonsai garden reviews" just like this one))) Also, Nigel, I am really confused with these pine varieties. How to tell them apart visually, when looking at a developed tree? Cypresses and false cypresses also confuse me a lot))) Maybe you can describe that in an another video?) Just asking))) Thank you.
You need to put a tiny Greek statue in those columns.
Full tour of your trees would be awesome
Nice video, have you tried putting protection around the base of your trees? I have no problems anymore with animals eating my fruit/maple tree trunks after I put a cover around it. Don’t know what to call it but I can send you a picture.
Awesome episode
Thank you and Hong!
Looking at Hong's (and Nigel's) amazing trees make me feel like going out and buying a nice ready bonsai so that I could see some results faster. But then again, I would kind of feel like that is cheating. I want to have the actual experience of growing and training a tree from a seed or a small sapling. Maybe I should have it both ways, buy some more mature ones and keep growing from seeds too, haha!
You can learn a lot about your tree as you grow it through the years, but it is nice to have a mix!
Nigel at what point in a plants life (size) do you make your first cut to thicken the trunk? I'm a little terrified of cutting it too early
I usually let them grow as tall as I can and then cut them back to a stump. This can mean letting them grow for several years without any pruning. If you want to grow a small tree, the pruning can be done often after a period of strong growth. It all depends on what size and shape of tree you want to develop.
nigel, even your hair represent some bonsai style, with good ramification.
Thanks Vince, it is getting a bit of autumn colour though!
Hey Nigel, do you think a Weeping Mulberry tree would make a good Bonsai? Im asking because I took a cutting from a local tree to grow as my own and I’m currently thinking about what I might want to do with it in the future. It was a woody cutting and I don’t have much experience with rooting cuttings so I put it in some rooting hormone and potted it so do you have and more tips to encourage root growth?
Sounds like you are doing the right things to get your cutting to root. They should make a good and unique bonsai!
if you had some kind of vine to put on those pots that went from bottom to top layer to connect the two, that'd be cool
That would be nice, It will be interesting to see the forest develop and mature over the years, it is already changing and looking good!
Precioso el vídeo 😉 saludos
Hi nigel,
I was wondering if you've ever tried to do a bamboo bonsai forest?
I haven't, but I have seen some nice ones with Panda bears!
www.bonsaimary.com/bamboo-bonsai.html
Thanks nigel! You're super awesome, love all the vids and work you put into it and you're bonsais.
Nice!
Always enjoy your videos! The forest is just amazing! Btw I sent you an email regarding my "dying" maple bonsai. Have you look at it?
Another sweet video Nigel, while I'm heading for winter, I wish you guys a great growing season.
damn it! not first!
Very nice trees. Every day after work i drinking coffee and watching your videos. Everything is so interesting. What is the bonsai facebook? Thx ;)
The club's Facebook page has a link on my channel main page. Thanks!
Sprinkling blood meal around the bases of trees and other plants, can help keep rabbits away
Thank you Zack, we have lots of rabbits!
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Where is "hi this is nigel saunders of kw bonsai"?
Was left in Part 1 lol
You have lots of trees to work on so please make videos about them and do your kind of stuff. Short trips and friend visitings are not good enough
I'd better get back to work, sorry boss!
Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone
I didn't mean to be bossy sorry about the tone and thank you
You are the boss anyways
You remind me of Bob Ross ;)
First
Welcome to the FOIST zone.
Would like to watch the whole video but I can’t handle the cadence of your speech. Sounds like you’re buffering lol
I'd like to read your whole comment, but my text recognition is too slow.
Nigel Saunders
This is Mark just letting you know I have instagram and I'm under, Angry Bonsai / The Bonsai Way would like you to take a look at my trees .
Comb
I'm not sure I would ever get a comb through my hair!
why do you always sound like a robot....relax man.
Who ever said I was human?
hey, i'm still waiting for the video on how you make your moss bushes....come one man....summer is almost over