MY NEW BONSAI GARDEN
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MY NEW BONSAI GARDEN
This area is down in the back corner of my yard and I'm in the midst of clearing it out , transplanting the crotons to other areas and I'm setting it up as my secluded bonsai garden. I'd love to put a pond in there but had to rip out one last year because of the toads. It will be very private and I can see myself spending a lot of time down there. My sister and her husband are making heaps of grow boxes for me and all I need are some blocks for the display shelving and copper logs for a few individual stands. Can anyone offer any suggestions or send in photos of their own areas to give me some ideas : I still haven't got a design picture in my mind yet...and being a typical ARIES I want it yesterday. I'll be like a bull at a gate and just rush in and then up the track I'll want it changed around. There is a block wall along the back and I envision this being painted in that gorgeous Chinese Red.....what do you all think?????
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Re: MY NEW BONSAI GARDEN
very nice area Loretta it will be nice to see what you come up with
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Hi Loretta , that a very nice area .I could imagine monkey poles at varying heights staggered through that area, low slung benches etc , then of course i would redesign it and go for something else .I continually change mine to suit the growing display and collection area's . Just never quite content ,change is a good thing .Cheers Alpine
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Aww that will be lovely
I use some old Terracotta Sewer pipes as posts for some of my trees
I have cast as concrete top and bottom on them. They are quite heavy and thus hard to knock over, but can be moved easily if you need to
they are different heights too
Ken
I use some old Terracotta Sewer pipes as posts for some of my trees
I have cast as concrete top and bottom on them. They are quite heavy and thus hard to knock over, but can be moved easily if you need to
they are different heights too
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Re: MY NEW BONSAI GARDEN
Thanks guys for your comments. Maybe the best thing to do would be totally clear it of plants...paint the wall and then post some more photos . That's it.......I think I'll paint the wall tomorrow
Loretta...the impulsive one!!!!
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If everyone can add some pic's of other areas so Loretta can have an idea of which way to go
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Don't have a pic of my yard, but may I suggest a Simple Swivel Bonsai Stand as you center piece?viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4532
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Thanks again guys, keep these suggestions coming, Ken I would love a photo of your pipe stands...Mitchell, your swivel stand sound fantastic and thanks for the info you included....Alpine, yes I would like to have the "monkey poles"...and Chris, thanks for trying to encourage others to post a few pictures. It's all a big help and very encouraging for me
I'll have to post a couple of photos under the right heading of the new POWER TOOLS I bought today
Loretta
I'll have to post a couple of photos under the right heading of the new POWER TOOLS I bought today
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Ah - a woman after my own heart. I bought a cordless dremel last week - told my husband if he behaves I MIGHT let him use it!Loretta wrote:........I'll have to post a couple of photos under the right heading of the new POWER TOOLS I bought today
Loretta
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There's no-one here to bribe over mine except a couple of sons-in-law. My brother-in-law has everything you can think of but even though he said I can borrow at any time I'd rather have my own gear. When you want to do something "now" you don't want the hassle of phoning up and then jumping in the car to go and borrow something. Then they usually need it back at the most inoportune times. So it's great to have your own gear. I FEEL SO MACHOGlenda wrote:Ah - a woman after my own heart. I bought a cordless dremel last week - told my husband if he behaves I MIGHT let him use it!Loretta wrote:........I'll have to post a couple of photos under the right heading of the new POWER TOOLS I bought today
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This is only one little bit of my friends back yard
i will get a better shot this weekend there is a large rock setting behind this lot in front of the pond
i will get a better shot this weekend there is a large rock setting behind this lot in front of the pond
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That's really nice Chris, I would love to include water like that but we have such a problem with toads. Maybe I could have water high up off the ground You've got me thinking
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Re: MY NEW BONSAI GARDEN
Hi Loretta, I would leave some of the low growing plants (not crotons they might be a bit distracting) and put the bonsai on posts in amongst them.
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Another idea maybe
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Here are some pics of my stands and benches,
Post are in a temp spot till I can finish the area next to the pool, and my benches are where I grow everything, Not necessarily pretty, but maybe one day
Ken
Post are in a temp spot till I can finish the area next to the pool, and my benches are where I grow everything, Not necessarily pretty, but maybe one day
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