Creating a Desert Rose Bonsai Forest, The Bonsai Zone, March 2022
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- Опубликовано: 5 мар 2022
- I've always been fascinated by the beautiful landscapes of Socotra Island with the Desert Rose (Adeniums) and Dragon's Blood trees (Dracaena cinnabari). This has inspired me to create a miniature Desert Rose bonsai forest!
To see previous videos with Desert Rose, click on the playlist here...
• Desert Rose Bonsai
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One of the things I love the most about your channel is that you're not afraid to try out new species and innovate with different ideas. Traditional bonsai techniques and styles are nice, but it gets monotonous if that's the only thing you do. Nice work!
Thanks Edu, I've always liked something a bit different!
Dude ur so right that video got me thinking so much as well
Why am I thinking of prairie dogs after seeing all these videos of dessert rose lol really cool stuff here Sir! Definitely subscribed
Nigel, you’re going to need a bigger greenhouse soon if you keep growing all these tropicals! But they do look good.
So true, I must resist getting more....but can I?!!
No you cant nigel 🤣
@@TheBonsaiZone No, they’re like potato chips, one is never enough!
A masterclass in creating a forest landscape! Thank you Nigel! 🙏😍
Thanks Jay, I'm already thinking of improvements to it!!! Lol!
Just when I thought I’d seen it all with Landscapes and Penjings Nigel delivers something totally unique. Absolutely amazing. Thanks, keep growing
Thanks Matt, I hope it develops nicely over the years!!!
Making these scenes is like playing in dollhouse. Fun and calming.
Indeed, it certainly takes you away to a different world!!
That Socotra landscape is AMAZING, Nigel! I really love it! And I can’t wait to see your second island, with the jade dragon blood trees! It will be fun to see how those evolve over the years under your care!
Thanks Barb!!
Looks very authentic Socotra landscape. Will be magnificent when in blooom ❤️ Now only to paint the mini-figure!
Yes, that is next and I'm also going to plant a few more succulents as bushes!
Fantastic!! I'm spellbound with your idea.❤❤❤
Fantastic video, Nigel! I'm just starting to work with Desert Roses and I love this composition.
Nigel that is drop dead gorgeous. It’s amazing that you created that in 1 day. The only thing I feel my eye is drawn to the stark whiteness of the photographer. If he were done in a light gray or light green he or she would blend better into the composition.thanks again for sharing your beautiful work
I'll be painting him in a future video, thanks Tom!!
Agree. Could the photographer be spray painted? All that really matters is that you are happy with it.
The Adenium forest looks good, can't wait to see it in the future when it flowers.
Thanks Toby, I've got them by the heater and fan to help dry them out. I hope they do well!!
@@TheBonsaiZone I think Adeniums can tolerate slightly more water than some succulents, it's been wet and humid for around 3 weeks where I live and I have my Adeniums under cover and non seem to have any problems.
I've falling in love with adeniums since past 1 year
I spend hours and hours with them
Excellent landscape.
Excellent choice of music for this Beautiful "National Geographic Quality" tour :)
Many thanks!
Woow it so very nice and beautiful. I have a lot of this flowers I love it
Phenomenal Soccotra pics!!! That is inspiring! Thanks!
Love the composition!
Thanks so much, it is doing well!!!
Socotra has incredibly unique plants. Frickin love that place.
Indeed!
Omg the wonders of the Creator are truly astonishing! I’ve been interested in these plants for years. I’ll enjoy watching yours grow.
My word!!! Those are massive!!
Your eye for composition is so trained and experienced! Every time I can't see your vision until the very end when it all comes together so perfectly! This will be a favorite of your work for sure!
I love the idea of created a mini landscape with desert roses. We will have to give it a try.
The windswept trees are awesome!
Very cool planting! Can’t wait to see it as it grows out.
If it grows out, lol! Thanks Dave, I'll take good care of them!!
Wow super good, love it 🥰🤗😊❤️
This is one super fantastic landscaping!!! Landscape 101 with Bonsai Master Saunders.
Thanks Tom and thanks for the aquarium gravel too!!
@@TheBonsaiZone They are out on Amazon. Once in I will get you another bag.
This is absolutely fantastic, and I look forward to seeing its growth!
Thanks Rom Tom!!
Wonderful to see another option to the twisted pine. Your forest may encourage many to try something new. Great work.
Can't wait to see your updates on this!
COOL!!!!
This is my new favourite from your collection. I absolutely love it! 😍
Turned out wonderful…..love the island feel ….thanks for sharing your great imagination
Thanks Patti!
hi, i am crazy Adenium lover, this project is more interesting for me
Glad to hear that!!
AMAZING.....❤
Inspiration work Nigel ,thanks for sharing
Many thanks!!!
Wow...so freaking cool.
More to chop!!! Lol! Thanks Colin!
Turned out beautiful, Nigel! 👍
i freaking LOVE your Socotra Island! and ironically, my beautiful mature adenium rotted out just the other day. i barely watered it, but it just retained too much of the water. so i watched your work on this planting with a mixture of both envy and glee! well done, Nigel.
Looks good! Very authentic :)
Wah...👌👌👌
Thanks Sunit!
Curious trees these are. I like them...
Yes, they are so bulbous and then they put out these beautiful flowers!
Complimenti veramente un bel lavoro, fatto bene, proverò a replicare qualcosa di simile anche se sono alle prime armi nel mondo del bonsai, di ritorno dalle vacanze alle Canarie ho comprato delle bellissime piantine di rosa del deserto, grazie mille per i tuoi consigli e saluti dall'Italia.
Sekilas seperti bentuk aslinya hanya dirubah menjadi bonsai minimalis.
Sungguh luar biasa 👍
Terima kasih sudah berbagi ilmunya ♥️♥️👍
This is a fascinating video. I love your plants!
Beautiful
Thanks Eve!
I was very excited to see this project and I am not disappointed. It's fantastic!
Awesome, thank you!
Bautiful. Inspiration idea... thanks nigel...
Glad you enjoyed it!!!
Thanks, Nigel!
Glad you enjoyed the video Dakota!!!
I wish my local nursery had those things. Those are neat. I like thick trunk succulents.
Great video.
So much yes!
Thanks Seiyuokami!
We need a desert rose update this spring
Loved the montage. The music was beautiful!
Thanks Di, it is Desert Caravan - Aaron Kenny from the RUclips audio library!
Super cool. Love it! Anson.
Thanks!
Great. job.😊
That’s a nice landscape and beautiful island... I found a pot on the street and purchased a dessert rose this May similar to the ones you have there in small pots from a convenience store. After some growth and pruning and fertilizer it’s looking awesome, but no flowers yet. I water a couple teaspoons every few days, so it is always both wet and dry, it likes it.
Really like this planting
Thanks Julie, I hope the trees do well!!
That turned out really nice. I like it
Thank you!
This is wonderful. I feel you certainly captured the Socotra Island vibe. I really enjoy learning about how you do your landscapes. Thank you for the post.
Thanks!!!
what the soil composition is ?
It came out so good!
Thanks Mimi!
You are welcome!
Genius👏beautiful Nigel
Thanks Sal!
Quite remarkable Nigel. Awesome - as everyone has said. I do have reservations about the photographer...
Nigel, you can add one more tree with the last tiny one...then it will look better 👍 ...i think 🤔
Want a combination of soil mix.thanks
Amazing alien looking plants
Yes, the plant world has some interesting forms!
Hi Nigel. Great to see you and your channel back again. Your rocks look like Seiryu Stone, the one aquascapers use in planted aquariums. Really nice planting, inspired me to buy some Adenium seeds.
Thanks Peter!
Love the Socotra Island landscape!!! Love the caudiciforms there, like people guarding the Island. Warm outside? LOL Love that other bonsai mountain stream . Wow!!! Beautiful Socotra Island arrangement. how do you keep the Adenium small?
Ufff, Nigel, I worked and lived in the states but retired to Medellin (City of Eternal Spring). Watching you deal with all the snow there gives me nightmares. jejeje but your lessons outweigh the horror of snow!!!
Sieht super schön aus Nigel. Ich liebe Desert Roses. Ich habe auch welche,leider nicht soviel Platz. Tolles Video.
Nice good 👌👍♥️🥰
Its about time you gave us an update on your Adenium Socotra Island landscape isn't it Nigel.....please!
Dang they get that big in the wild
I feel so tempted to try my own take on this
I hope you do!!! Every one should have a Desert Rose forest!!
I have started Desert Rose from seed this winter. They are not growing very rapidly yet, but I am thinking they will take off when spring gets here. Thanks for another great video.
Yes, I think once they get the warmth and good light, they will grow really well!!
Wow😍
Waching your video give me lot of inspiration😊
Glad to hear that!! Awesome! I've seen many succulent arrangements that look really good!
Keep the good work and this positive Hobby😇
Cool man very cool🙂
Thanks Stuart!!!
Like Matt said elsewhere in the comments: “keep growing”
😁🙏
I hope they do Hans!!
Had to laught, Fairly warm out today ( meanwhile snow and ice everywhere 🥶🥶)) 🤣🤣
Just like you Sam, walking around in 40 plus heat, saying what a beauty day! I guess we're opposites!
@@TheBonsaiZone 🤣
Your most exciting group planting. I realize how you don't need to travel much as you make the world come to you. That's a concept worth selling to a wider public.
That would be much better for the environment too! Thanks Liisa!
I wonder how old those addenium are in the real island?
I would think they are very old. I've never seen a really large one in person, the biggest I have seen is about waist high.
at least the gravel wasn't frozen!
Yes, I'm surprised it wasn't!!
Gorgeous desert landscape - outstanding interpretation....
Thanks Barry!!
Absolutely fantastic! I most certainly learned a thing or two here!
Thanks Marysol!!!!
Mantap👍👍👍
Well done Nigel, this looks amazing!
Thank you Thomas, I already have plans to improve it!!!
Your forest arrangements are always exceptional!
Thanks Hunter!!!
I've been waiting for you to do this one for sooo long! It looks really nice already, but I can already see the future potential there too. They will look great in a few years
Yes, I'll continue to refine it over the years!
I never knew that U put the biggest tree at the front that's some cool shit I'm Gunna try a forest or something similar now cheers central coast Australia
Thanks!
I love it! The only thing that doesn’t look that good is the photographer, maybe you should paint it a little bit with cream and brown colors so it would look more as part of the landscape. Otherwise, it’s beautiful!
Wow, great result 👏 👍 👌 unfortunately lost the bottom 3/4 of one of my Adeniums to rot, despite carving out and spraying tons of anti-fungal. Next time I'll just leave it out of any soil to dry up properly
It's easy to kill them, especially when they are that small!!
Nigel, Adeniums will get wrinkly and feel soft when they are dehydrated. Good luck with growing them. They are a total different monster than trees. Which I am sure you already know.
I'll do my best Alice, me and Adeniums usually don't get along!!!
What a beautiful landscape you're very talented man. Thank you for sharing
Thanks Deb!!
BTW thanks to you I also made a larch forest xD
Nice Will!!
Brilliant! I absolutely love this! ☺️ Can’t wait to see it come into flower 🌸 😧🤭😍
Thanks John!! Me too!
Very nice. Loved the Caravans theme music
Thanks C K!
So fascinating to see it brought to life. Wonderful job.
Thanks Diana!!
How did I miss this 1!!! looks great!
Thanks Red, it certainly is a bit different!!
Great video Nigel! I love adeniums. I'm going to have to do this with all mine.
Awesome Carol!!!
Great composition. I've had mediocre luck with desert rose, also nobody has them in Calgary on a regular basis so super harf to get. I hope yours do well. Take care Nigel
I hope I can keep them alive!!!
"It's fairly warm out today" *sets pot on top of snow*
T shirt weather!! Lol!
This planting is a huge WOW Nigel! I love it so much, and I can't wait to follow its progress! It is stunning!
Love the music you used too! Perfect!
Thank you!
Lisa
Thanks Lisa, now the hard part, keeping them alive!!!
@@TheBonsaiZone You can do it Nigel! I have every confidence!