I am sorry to have to tell you this, but my blog here on E Blogger is due to be closed down. After eight years of posting I have had enough of my photo hosting site, not only holding me to ransom with ever increasing costs, but also an ever decreasing service. So I have set it in motion to cancel my subscription to photo bucket and this will result in not being able to show on the blog. However you can still see and follow my blog on Facebook.https://www.facebook.com/pg/Roninbonsaiuk/posts/?ref=page_internal.  So when the photos vanish so will the blog. This is just one of the problem ..read more

This is my Kokonoe white pine and I have been asked why I have a rubber cover over the top of the pot. It is because we get a lot of rain around here and the tree does not like it's roots very wet. The tree lost a lot of branches until the pot was covered up and kept a bit dryer. No problems now, as you can see by the new buds ..read more

My tree for today a Hinoki Cypress, started last year from nursery stock ..read more

This Chinese Juniper is about ready for a clean up and trim ..read more

A quick walk round my Bonsai garden ..read more

Ronin Bonsai is like everyone else, still on lock down, so I just kept myself busy with a little cleaning up. My  Taxus is budding up nicely, so should be a good year for it. Looking up for another view ..read more

I noticed my Berberis is well on it's way pushing out new growth. Always a relief after winter ..read more

My Hawthorn group is really starting to grow once again ..read more

Just six days ago I posted a photo of my Redwood showing the new buds swelling fast and here is a second of it today. The good sunshine has really boosted it. But keep an eye on the forecast for the next few days, just in case of frosts. Also it is coming up to the time when the dreaded Vine Weevils will begin to hatch, so don't forget to treat the soil. Photo two, six days ago ..read more

More repotting today, this time smaller trees. First this nice Larch. This Cotoneaster in it's first Bonsai pot. by Barry Somerville ..read more