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Auckland Bonsai Demonstration 2025
June 7th & 8th I was fortunate to be asked to demonstrate at the fantastic Auckland Bonsai Show, held in Kumeu, Auckland. A great...


Italian Stone Pine
Below documents the first styling of an old stone pine (pinus pinea). Originating from a collection in Auckland, this first came to our...


Kuromatsu on Volcanic Rock
A couple of years back I planted this older black pine (approx. 30 - 40 yrs) on a large black volcanic lava rock, and then let it do it's...


Welcome back.
It's been a long time since we last blogged (due to building our bonsai garden 'Hakaru-en')... Having redesigned our website, I thought...
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