Blue Pots

[Ellen]

What is wrong with blue pots? As to the comment "blue and green should never be seen ..." - have you never seen a tree against sky or a stretch of water? Blue and green is a marvellous combination in gardens, interior design and design in general.

[AndrewM]

Hi ellen

I could not agree with more. A blue pot with lush green foliage go great together

[Jarrod]

I agree. They also look great with trees that have red tips on the New foilage.


Though I do agree that most blue glazed pots are Chinese and of poor quality with poorly coloured glazes! Put one of these next to a Japanese pot and you will see the difference.

I also enjoy the green pots though the same applies as does with the blue pots. It's all about the depth in the colour of the glaze. Cheap pots don't often excite me

[craigw60]

Hi Ellen
I have salvia black & blue flowering in my garden at the moment and the combination of deep blue flowers and fresh green foliage is amazing. I thought this prejudice against blue pots went out with the ark. I certainly like to use them particularly with plants that have pink or red new growth and or autumn colour.
Craig

[Bretts]

Depends on the blue and the green

[kcpoole]

I like them too
Here is one I have with a white Bougie in it
taken about 2 years ago

Ken

[NathanM]

Another thing to note is that pot colours are alos a personal opinion as well. What I think looks nice, you may not. That's why we are individuals. Personally, I'm not the worlds biggest blue pot fan, however I do have a couple of blue pots that aren't bad. One was a gift, but it's a light blue and should look nice with something with pink flowers. The other is a mame sized pot.
I often like green pots, depending on the green. Obviously notbright green, but I have seen some beautiful green pots. most of them being Japanese though.

I think yellow is a much harder colour to match to a tree! And I also have a yellow pot with nothing in it atm It's a beautiful old pot from tokoname. It is up for sale here, but I'm happy to keep it I think something with blue/purple flowers/berries might look ok in it. It's a bit harder though.

[Espresso]

I normally dont like blue pots for bonsai but couldnt resist buying 4 small Pat Kennedy ones.

[Jarrod]

Espresso, I brought one of the PK pale blue pots for El. I think they will look amazing with a pink flower prunus or even a quince.

[Espresso]

Espresso, I brought one of the PK pale blue pots for El. I think they will look amazing with a pink flower prunus or even a quince.

Jarrod that is my plan, to have some nice flowering shohins

[bodhidharma]

I have to agree that blue pots are fine. I guess it all depends on the Artist and also the tree. Have a look at the Privet, Some people will like it and some wont. Isnt that what makes us all unique.

[NathanM]

Hey Ken,
By the way, that white Bougie looks very nice in that pot. I've got a cascading Gardenia that i was thinking about getting a deep blue pot for, this picture has reinforced that idea
Thank you

[NathanM]

And I was thinking about putting a Crab apple in the pale blue one I've got. I would love to put a prunus in it, but the crab apple will be more happy in the warm climate up here And I will be able to make it flower 3 times a year, most years
Now I just need to find the right stock tree....

[Pup]

Looks like my tounge in cheek remark, struck a nerve. I have blue pots and I have plants in them.

The comments passed were what I was told when I started my Bonsai Journey a long time ago. It has been said that gordy blue pots are not nice but the same can be said for all colours. My wife collects pots and some of them are quite colorful not suited to plants though.

I have seen pots used for Dwarf Rhapis palms that are quite gordy, but the palms look good in them.

Cheers Pup

Edit Ps the reason I got the comment was I showed a new book that I had just bought. It was by Peter Chan whom has by the way become a good personal friend ( name dropping now ) back to the book. It is called Master class one of his best books.
On the cover is a JBP in a blue pot, I pointed this out to a member of the new club I had joined to learn more.
I sad that I found the book helpful, made a comment about the Pot. Then the comment, by the way this person still has sticks in pots that I thought at the time were good. That person now comes to me for advice

Cheers Pup

[craigw60]

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I was just looking at an album of the kokufu show and within the first four pages I found these trees in blue pots. Both trees are marked as important bonsai masterpiece trees