"Pudge" - Dwarf Swiss Mountain Pine

I bought this little guy for $2 at Lowe's. MUAHAHAHAHA

St. Helens - Dwarf Hinoki Cypress

Just an update on St. Helens. I believe this tree is about 35 years old, 20 years younger than I had previously estimtated. It is still a great tree I enjoy every day.

No Name - Dwarf Hinoki Cypress

Righteous eh? Me thinks so too

No Name - Western Hemlock with Deadwood

***UPDATED JULY 9TH***
I opened up the middle front of the tree more and designed it with future growth in mind.






I just did this today. Good times

No Name - Fig Tree

Finally got some positive growth out of this clown. I cant wait until it fills in more. I will keep you updated!!

No Name - Sequoia Burl w/ Japanese Maple

This is totally unexpected, but this Sequoia Redwood burl that I kept in water for so long actually sprouted some nice healthy roots so I buried it and will give it a year or two to really get nuts. Again, I used Rhiztonic on the foliage mixed with water to help promote healthy root developement. I guess that stuff really works.

No Name - Pachira "Money Tree"

Good luck tree good for Feng Shui to encourage Prosperity place in the SouthEast corner of your home.

Maddie - Madagascar Palm? *UPDATE*

Just a quick re-visit, will update original blog entry as well.

No Name Two Alberta Spruce

I got bored so I did this......yawn. Maybe it will grow on me.

Begonia Bonsai - Say Wha?

I got these a few weeks ago and finally have them into a shape they can start filling in from now. I love flowering bonsai and hope these will update well soon!

In Memory of Shelley Ann Marzeles

月に叢雲花に風 - "Tsuki ni Murakumo Hana ni Kazé" - Fig Bonsai.

Translation: "Cloud-wrack to the moon, wind to flowers."
Meaning: The beauty of the moon is obscured by the masses of clouds; the trees no sooner blossom than their flowers are scattered by the wind.



This one of a kind fig tree was designed and named after a very good friend's mother who passed a few weeks ago. I named this Fig Tree "Tsuki ni Murakumo Hana ni Kazé." I will be presenting it to him this weekend.

You can see the meaning and translation above. The teaching is not usually one we seek out, but more often than not, finds us on it's own. The lesson teaches us that lifes's beauty is fleeting, and that to capture it permanently would take away it's very meaning and value. The more you try and preserve it, the more suffering it would bring. To quote another proverb "Regret and desire are equally vain in this world of impermanency; for all joy is the beginning of an experience that must have its pain." Probably a poor attempt to comfort my dear friend, but worth a shot.

See the obituary here.

May her Soul find Peace and good fortune find his family. We love you Nate and hope you find comfort in this time of tragedy. - J

No Name - Apple Blosson Escallonia

When I first started this blog entry I was going nuts on how cheap plants are at Lowe's. Since, however, I have located literally a hundred grey hairs on my head for the first time in my life. I am not talking bunny rabbits either smartasses. This cant be right!!! God its 6am, I am going to get drunk for breakfast, to hell with livin' right! Grey hair at age 3@ something years old? This cant be right, it is all wrong. Cruel world take me now!!