Until you reside in Vermont, or a equally colourful place like Rochester NY, you won’t know that spring colour is nearly as dramatic as full colour. A little bit extra refined for positive, however stunningly stunning however. This beautiful Siegen Japanese maple with scroll and companion is fairly good instance of spring splendor. It belongs to Invoice Valavanis, as does every thing proven on this publish.
Time to go to Invoice Valavanis, one in every of our favorites with regards to all issues bonsai. And once I say all issues bonsai, I imply just about no matter you may think. I received’t point out all of them right here (you are able to do your individual analysis by visiting his web site, his weblog and his FB pages – hyperlinks are offered beneath), however you may get a petty good concept from the photographs.
One factor I do need to point out and emphasize is Invoice’s U.S. Nationwide Bonsai Exhibitions. The seventh is developing this fall (September 11-12, we’ve bought a hyperlink beneath for that too). A yr late (thanks covid) however effectively well worth the wait. Anyway, September will likely be right here ahead of you assume. Time to begin planning!
In the meantime, listed here are a couple of photographs I picked up off Invoice fb pages.
One other one with scroll and companion. This time it’s an Oto hime Japanese maple.
Flashback to fall colour. One other one in every of Invoice’s well-known maples.
An American larch that Invoice collected in Canada 30 years in the past.
The identical larch in Invoice’s tokonoma.
Invoice’s on-line journal.
From Invoice’s print journal now in its one centesimal yr (simply kidding, it’s actually solely been 30 some years).
What should it’s prefer to have a group like Invoice’s. And that is solely the tip of bonsaiberg.
Invoice’s work area is usually fortunately peopled. That’s Invoice himself behind the forest.
Welcoming the spring!
Early spring maple buds.
One other Oto hime Japanese maple. I feel Invoice raised this one from a reducing. As soon as upon a time, we referred to as them Koto hime. Now it’s Oto hime.
TIME TO MAKE YOUR PLANS! Right here’s you hyperlink.
And right here’s your hyperlink to Invoice’s web site
Invoice’s weblog
Invoice’s fb pages
and to his journal
