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We here at Dallas Bonsai Garden wish you
and yours a very happy holiday season and hope
for a beautiful and bountiful New Year!
As time grows closer to making those Holiday Gift
Giving Decisions we have tried to help those who
want Bonsai stuff and help those who want to give
Bonsai Stuff.
Our 2005
Gift Guide has been revamped to assist the giver
and getter.
As
you probably know, we've categorized our items:
First - By what we have come to realize over these
40 years in the Bonsai business as great gifts of
thoughtful items that Bonsai hobbyists will surely
appreciate and enjoy not just for the moment, but
for years to come.
Second - By separating the items into price categories
to present the giver an easy time of selecting a
price range and then an easy selection of great gifts
within that price category.
We do hope you agree that this will make it an easier
time of Gift Selections.
And … lest we forget our beautiful Bonsai
children, they are what we appreciate daily. As to
what we should be doing with them during this mostly
dormant period:
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Water as needed - which means checking your
Bonsai soil daily to see or feel if your soil
is drying out. A lot of this will depend on
the humidity of the surroundings and how active
your Bonsai's growth is this time of year. |
2. |
Check
for insects or disease continuously. This
comment is not meant to cause paranoia. Its
focus is for you to be observant to the overall
health and well being of your Bonsai. You
can tell if there is a yellowing and falling
off of leaves. You can tell if there is a change
in the color of the foliage or needles. These
are indications that something is changing … some
of this is natural and some of this can be
from spider mites or other critters. Just be
mindful that, as with us, when there is a change
in appearance it can be a normal thing or a
thing that is the first indication of a larger
problem that is just in the formative stages. |
3. |
As to light - For deciduous Bonsai: this
is not a problem as there are bare of leaves
this time of year. For evergreen Bonsai - this
is a problem. December 21 is the shortest day
of the year. Meaning there is little natural
light during the month of December. For some
Bonsai with few leaves this will not be a problem.
But for most evergreen Bonsai this is a problem.
You may need to give your Bonsai some artificial
light to help it through this low light period.
Plant lights can be purchased at most large
Grocery stores in their light bulb departments
or at the large box home improvement warehouses
in either incandescent or fluorescent. Fluorescent
or incandescent lights will both do the same
basic work for your Bonsai. You need a light
fixture for either and that may make your mind
up as to which one. Just remember incandescent
(or light bulbs) do emit a lot of heat. Fluorescents
do not, but have larger fixtures to contend
with. |
Our
goal is to provide you with the best bonsai information
there is! At this time of year, however, there
isn't much to do really except to keep your babies
from freezing. The best info we can give you now
is to start thinking toward spring and what you
might need to enhance your bonsai tool collection.
Again, we sincerely wish you a very happy holiday!
| Update:
The Bonsai Channel |
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True
to our commitment to you, we have updated The
Bonsai Channel yet again!
This month we have 2 more new movies from Thomas J.
Thomas discusses working with and taking care of Juniper Procumbens and
Shimpaku Juniper.
As the holidays are a very busy time for us, we may not have time to create
an instructional video for December. However, we will most likely add
several in January.
Thanks as always, and if there is any bonsai question that you have, please
don't hesitate to let us know! There is a really good chance we have the
answer!
View
The Bonsai Channel here.
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| Remaking
a Juniper Procumbens |
It
seems that Thomas J's bonsai knowledge is fathomless.
We are very thankful to have received another article
by one of our local experts, Thomas J.
This article discusses what you go through when
you are trying to sculpt the perfect tree.
Click
here to read Thomas J's article
Remember, if you have an idea for an article
and/or would like to write one, let us know.
All of us at Dallas Bonsai Garden wish you the
Happiest Holiday ever! Most importantly, have
Fun!
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