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Take three crud Satsuki's and ....

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...bend 'em like you just don't care!

I know, I know - they shouldn't bend (or at least are easy to snap) ... but they did?

I wish I took photos of the three crud little azaleas before I spent the last few hrs experimenting. I fair dinkum love this, I seriously won't be offended if other's don't.

No need to ask why there's a boat is on stones... I don't know either... is it needed, probably not.
Why are the stones there anyway ... just because ...
What gives with satsuki's all bent over like some kind of half windswept nearly cascading group. Not sure.
Why has MJL created yet another mound for a group in a shallow pot... it's my current thing... and I am trying to either get rid of stuff or consolidate ...

But I really like these things that I was about to consign to the scrap heap! So ... for something a little left field ... here's a new group. Crud no more .. well at this that's what I reckon. :imo:
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Re: Take three crud Satsuki's and ....

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Very penjingish, it’s a pretty nice scene, I like the Random boat on the stones, and I’m sure the trees work better as a group than they would individually... it’s good teamwork.
Can I ask if the pot was from Bonsai Art? It looks like the mate to the one my trident forest is in, I remember there was a smaller one I thought seriously about getting at the same time, it was over 12 months ago that I bought it. :cool:
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Re: Take three crud Satsuki's and ....

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Thanks for the feedback R3 - and yep, 100% correct - Bonsai Art - received it as an Xmas gift - 2016. Well spotted. That said, also check Murrumbung - Tracey Francis, excellent local potter and a ripping person to boot; there’s a bunch of good local potters around - there’s a separate thread on this forum re: that topic too.


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I like what you've done. I'm only a couple of years into working with groups and forests, it's amazing how things mature in a short time. Hopefully you'll be able to show us the progression of this and your others over the future.
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Nice to make something from nothing. Be very vigilant, watch the wire closely, and get it off as soon as you can, as they scar very easily.

(I'd go for a rusting FJ half-buried in the hill, rather than the boat, but what would I know?)

Enjoy.

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GavinG wrote:Nice to make something from nothing. Be very vigilant, watch the wire closely, and get it off as soon as you can, as they scar very easily.

(I'd go for a rusting FJ half-buried in the hill, rather than the boat, but what would I know?)

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Hi Gavin.

Thanks for your response.

Yes, the back tree (or far left from boat end view) is scarred from a life prior to mine. I will be vigilant.

Re: FJ Holden ... you'd know a lot ... it's a reasonable point; if I am to do Penjing style landscapes - then when I get to natives, I hope to use local identifiers. The trick will be to do it without it looking kitsch. Hmmm...

Thanks for responding Gavin - appreciated.
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I like this quite a lot actually too, Kinda fun and makes some use of crappy stock :-)

Re the FJ, I think it is great idea too.
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Re: Take three crud Satsuki's and ....

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kcpoole wrote:I like this quite a lot actually too, Kinda fun and makes some use of crappy stock :-)

Re the FJ, I think it is great idea too.
have you seen Crash Bonsai? https://www.diariomotor.com/2007/11/25/ ... trellados/

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Thanks for the compliment Ken. Appreciated.

Thanks too for the link to crash bonsai - somewhat dark and a little too close to home; I rapt my car around a pole about 30 years ago when I was younger and more reckless - luckily no one was injured.

I like the idea of applying local diorama to local landscapes when I get more into natives bonsai. :tu2:
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