AusBonsai

Thanks Pat ,Dario , Roger, &

Harry, the landscapers are booked solid mate, they can't do the job for a few weeks

Craig wrote:Give it time to settle and i'll get some nice pics

The group has settled onto the slab nicely.

Lovely bit of work, Craig.
The branches are bit too straight and horizontal for me, but that doesn't mean it isn't beautiful!
Roger

G'day Roger,

Roger wrote:The branches are bit too straight and horizontal for me,

I know where your coming from . This is one thing i have been thinking about since i bought the group. As it cost a pretty penny to secure it, i have been fairly conservative in my approach to how i go about changing it for the better. Realistically it is a "far view" goup at looks best viewed form 4-5 meters away, but as many aren't concerned with standing back to view, it needs to have a "near view" which looks good aswell. I have been working to build sub branches so i can do away with the straight sections of primary's, i realise that some branches are out of proportion to the trunks aswell - you have given me some more thinking to do. . I think you would like to see more upwards growing branches , especially higher in the trees. Sparser amount of branches and generally a more natural casuarina feel to the group :lost:Thanks mate

Good evening Craig,

I cannot articulate it, but the change of "pot" (or rather the slap) is a very genius move on your part, it is very eye-caching and it accentuates the root base on the trunks. I am guessing also that, if the colour of pot medium was a lighter one such as diatomite, it would feel wrong too -- in the context of this slap and this setting. I am wondering if it is your intention to use such colour for the mix?

Best regards.

P.S. I forgot to say that you will need a stand too match

thankyou Daiviet, the colour of the mix is akadama and carnarvon river sand, and is the normal colour of my mix. Ahh yes a stand would be nice although i don't know if the group will stay on the slab of not. With this extreme heat during summer watering is a definate issue.

and on a side note with only 28 views it seems i won't show this group again here ........

Craig wrote: and on a side note with only 28 views it seems i won't show this group again here ........

31 now... twice by me because I like it so much...