Natives as Bonsai project

[GavinG]

Yes, it's happening. Slowly. I've taken thousands of photos, here are some.

Australian National Botanic Gardens today. Spring is official.

So why do we look a at a tree, and pass by hundreds of others? What makes a tree interesting to look at? And by extension, what makes a bonsai interesting to look at?

Flowers?

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Leaves? Colours? Contrasts?

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Shapes?

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Textures?

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Grace?

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Shapes?

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It all comes back to form, for me.

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I'm beginning to think that bonsai is making all these things happen together, in a super-concentrated form. Everything should be interesting.

Acacias make mad shapes sometimes.

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Thanks for reading.

Gavin

[Jason]

Yes, it's happening

Cannot wait for this! Very exciting

Thankyou for sharing, some inspiring photos there

[lackhand]

Great photos Gavin, thanks for sharing. When do we get to see the rest of the project?

[GavinG]

The introduction and the Eucs section are at their Last Revise, then off to Stephen to get their pixels sorted. Don't hold your breath waiting.

Gavin