William Valavanis has another book coming out in early June, he has personally asked me to do a review of his book that took 50 years to make. Knowing Bill and his efforts and accomplishments in the bonsai community and around the world made me wonder [...]
Before This Pine was collected from the roadside about a year ago. There is a bit of a swelling at the bottom which could be used as a good base. From collecting to now, the plant has grown well and has also back budded in places. There are too many [...]
Before Lantana is a invasive plant here in Africa. It self seeds everywhere. This one grew in my garden between some shrubs, in a tight spot. I dug it out for the competition. It took 3 hours of careful digging, so the next shrubs are not damaged. It had [...]
Before I grew this plant from a cutting for a hedge two and half years ago. They were around 50 of them. This one was in a packet and the roots escaped into the ground and it grew over 3 meters. I dug it out for the competition in January, and planted it [...]
Before Korean boxwood is native to Japan, Korea, and presumably parts of Manchuria; certain cultivars are cold-hardy to USDA Zone 4. This specimen was part of a hedge for a number of years; when the hedge was removed, the owner offered the individual [...]
