What is it

[Pup]

My question posed, is it a group planting of shimpaku junipers, or a Saikei planting?

Here it is so let us hear from you. Remembering every one has an anus and also an opinion. Which without it we would be in a sorry state.

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oops forgot to put the vote thingy up/ dont know how can one of the mods help please

[Watto]

I'm voting - group planting

[Josh]

It's good is what it is I guess which style would depend on which comp you want to enter it in Pup

Josh

[Andrew Legg]

Pup,

I'd go with saikei because the focus seems to be more on the landscape than on the trees themselves. There is not a lot of definition in the trees (they are more silhouettes than one would strive for in bonsai), but there is more than usual care placed in the layout of the ground and rocks. All that said, I suppose a saikei would be a form of group planting so I guess the real questions in my mind is why it actually matters what it is, and why it can't be both? I quite like it. I think it could go into a tray that is another 1/3 to half wider again to give it a feeling of space, and I think that would push it even more towards a saikei as it would take the focus even more off the trees which are quite heavy visually.

Cheers,

Andrew

[bamboos]

I'll vote saikei planting - the emphasis seem more to the landscape
But why can't we call it both
Steve

[Graeme]

Well, I'll use my anus ( ) and say I reckon it's a group planting. reasons being, lack of 'structure' to the rocks, lack of ground cover or accent plantings and the lack of any 'story' to the setting.

Are there 5 or 6 trees in that tray? Not that it matters, anyhoos.