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drainage hole

Technique

Just a plastic tray

Working with deciduous trees is always a long-term project which needs some clever thinking, too


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Summer

Repot, or not?

When we acquire plants or young tree material, we plant them in pots to let them develop further to allow them to adjust to growing conditions at home. But what do we do when we need to repot outside the dormant period, or if we see that our tree is…...


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Pots

The spaceship

Thor Holvila tells us how his ideas come to life As a professional potter, commissions are a big part of my daily work, but as an artist I also have ideas about pots that I want to bring to life and develop. One of these is the pot here that…...


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Styling

What can you do with it?

Thierry Claude works on an impossible pine Despite the many doubts of his friends, Thierry Claude persisted with his plan to create a real show stopper from a seemingly worthless pine. Ultimately, all his effort resulted in great success when the tree was presented at the Trophy, 2020 At the…...


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Gallery

Keep ideas flowing…

For Walter Venne every bonsai exhibition is like a gallery where an artist can exhibit their work. Through such exhibitions Walter’s pots have found their way into the hands of many bonsai enthusiasts and Masters. How did it all start? It began via my hobby of bonsai, more than 40