Garden recipe: delightful bonsai

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Suggestions for compositions with bonsai trees

" The author of the following text and photos is Franciszek Grzegoszczyk from Rybnik, the reader of the magazine Recipe for the Garden. "

"Miniature shrubs and trees are grateful to cultivate. They add originality to the garden space with a pinch of exoticism, ”argues Mr. Franciszek.

One day I was faced with the problem that I have less and less space in the garden for new plants.So I came up with the idea that a good solution would be miniaturization, i.e. nativebonsai.

First, I went to the forest nursery to get seedlings. I spotted one plant at once. It was a Tatar maple with a beautifully curved trunk.I planted it in a flat pot, emphasizing its oriental character.

Later I was looking for seedlings in my own garden. It turned out that I have some that are perfect for bonsai. And so it fell on the slowly growing Japanese pine tree. I made a suitable pot for her from a suporex, because the finished ones are very expensive.I dug the plant out of the ground,and then trimmed the roots to fit in a container and decorated with moss.The tree looks great!

Then I treated the pea cypress in the same way. I exaggerated it, wired it and … waiting for the results.

In the bonsai style I grow, among others maples, American amber and London plane.I need to spend time on them, but thanks to this I have room in the garden for new plantings, and I can move the plants in pots, changing the arrangement depending on the needs.Such cultivation and learning about the art of bonsai also gives me a lot satisfaction.

Suggestions for compositions with bonsai trees

The classic flowerpot fits perfectly with the small flowered pine 'Shikoken'.

Small-flowered pine 'Janome's tail' impresses with beautifully colored yellow-green needles.

The pea cypress is a slow growing variety with golden feathery twigs. Takes cut well. In mine, all the small twigs have been removed and the tips on which decorative pompoms will be formed in the spring.