Comments on: Welcome To Bonsai-Passion. Thank you for visiting.

By: Mike Jones

Mike Jones — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:40:53 +0000

Thanks again Eric. I’ve so much more to add but alas health has been poor, so it is when I can. I too am not a great fan of carving, although at times it does look good when done by someone with the necessary skills. Yes I have done some, but it is minimal, and only when I feel it is appropriate to ‘replicate’ something I have seen in the wild. For me, I just like a tree in a pot that looks nice and in some way is a miniature of a full scale counterpart.

My kindest.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:47:28 +0000

Evening Mike !

Having read your thoughts on ‘wrong’ trees and bonsai ‘rules’, I thought I’d better sign up.
I’d just finished reading the words of another enthusiast who was saying much the same, so we’re not alone !
And even last night, watching some of the ‘Bonsai Art of Japan’ videos, I heard an apprentice at one of Japan’s most prestigious schools praising ‘rule-breakers’. All the trees in that nursery are as perfect as they get, and there’s very little carving involved.
Personally, I like my bonsai to look like trees, and a pristine 25 year-old maple or oak will usually get my vote over a too-white over-carved pine or juniper with a tuft or two of foliage.
Age should mean knowledge and experience, but it isn’t always nice to look at !

Thoroughly enjoying your site,

Eric

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By: caycanhdaigia

caycanhdaigia — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:51:35 +0000

Great blog! Hope to see more in the future!

By: Mike Jones

Mike Jones — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:03:14 +0000

Hello Don

Firstly, thank you for looking through my site. It would be a pleasure to assist, and thus I will email images to you as requested for your forthcoming presentation.

Should be with you either later today or first thing tomorrow.

Many thanks and good luck with said presentation.

Best wishes

Mike

By: Daniel Dolan

Daniel Dolan — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:52:57 +0000

Dear Mr. Jones:

My name is Dan Dolan and I am a member of the Board and Editor of the Newsletter for the Midwest Bonsai Society here in Chicago. Just discovered your Blog while searching for images to illustrate the topic of a forthcoming presentation on Outdoor Bonsai Display at the Chicago Botanic Gardens. I was very impressed your Bonsai Garden and would like to request if you would allow me to include a couple of images in my presentation to our group….about 100. As these images will be projected it would be ideal perhaps a 1-2 MB image is available that you might send to me by email.

I look forward to hearing from you. If you can assist me please contact me at:email included.

Thank you. Best Regards,
D/D

By: Beau

Beau — Mon, 09 May 2011 13:23:59 +0000

You seems to be an expert in this field, good article and keep up the good work, my buddy recommended me it.

Beau.

By: Jolie

Jolie — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:26:27 +0000

its great as your other articles : D, thankyou for putting up.

By: jack

jack — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 10:32:10 +0000

every thing looks very profesional and a big asset to the club thanks for your hard work

By: Atish Sarker

Atish Sarker — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:48:15 +0000

Great site! Hope to see more in the future.

By: Mike Jones

Mike Jones — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:34:28 +0000

Thank you Richard. Many more trees to upload and pages & pages of information to come.

Mike

By: Richard Gardiner

Richard Gardiner — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:54:14 +0000

Mike,

Great informative website. You has some wonderful trees there.

Keep up the good work

Richard

By: Mike Jones

Mike Jones — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 06:40:31 +0000

Thank you Steve, and for taking the time to look around. Really appreciate it.

Mike

By: Steve battersby

Steve battersby — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:28:16 +0000

Nice site Bro really impressed. I did try way back in the 70s to grow some trees but didnt have the knowledge. Credit to you. This will help all those who wants to take up the hobby.

By: Mike Jones

Mike Jones — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:29:36 +0000

Many thanks Jim, mucho appreciato. I’ve many more case studies to include and am currently going through countless albums looking for early pictures. Oh if I had realised then I would have kept a far better record.

Species guides I am currently writing up. My intention is to take it one stage further than has been done before by including all the answers to questions that ‘we’ have when making comparisons from other sources. I know when i used to read up, I still found it was too generalised.

Thanks again

Mike

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:58:20 +0000

Hi Mike, just thought i’d pop in and say hello. You’ve created a great looking, interesting site. I really enjoy the case studies and am looking forward to your species guides.

Regards
Jim (Weetrees)

By: Josephn Dautty

Josephn Dautty — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:36:22 +0000

I found your site through google and the news are different and quite interesting. I’m bookmarking your site, and recommending my friends to it too.

By: Mike Jones

Mike Jones — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:48:08 +0000

Thanks Mario, doing a huge amount right now on the Apple-i-Mac for uploading soon. Really appreciate your comment.

Take care

Mike

By: Mario

Mario — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:18:39 +0000

Very good looking site Mike! keep up the good work!

By: Michael Hedison

Michael Hedison — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:08:45 +0000

Great looking site Mike, it’s my first time looking in so I’ll have a little poke around.

By: Mike Jones

Mike Jones — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:17:09 +0000

Thank you Ian, much appreciated. I have and am spending many hours attempting to create a thorough site about Bonsai. Much more to come:-)

Mike

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:53:11 +0000

Hi Mike, the site is really coming together with the new changes. I’ll give it a plug on our club blog and add you to the links page. I look forward to more of the same.

Regards

Ian

By: Mike Jones

Mike Jones — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:41:25 +0000

Thank you, it is good to know I am going the right way. Hits per day have jumped just recently from 20-25 per day to 120-200 per day so I must be at last making some progress.

Mike

By: Lewis

Lewis — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:47:48 +0000

Great looking site Mike, a brilliant way to share all that knowledge and experience of yours! Look forward to some more case histories and tips!

By: 1967geezer

1967geezer — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:26:41 +0000

Hi Mike,

Like the new look, loads very quickly on my 4mb connection.

I’ve enjoyed reading through all the articles and nosing at all the pictures, keep up the good work