To get back on topic, some of you know that I work on
an army base (in the old germ warfare greenhouse, to
boot!). Anyway, I've been asked to give a talk on
bonsai for "Spousal appreciation day" (nope, not
kidding). I actually think this is a pretty good
idea: Most personnel live on base in townhouses with
tiny yards, and families get transferred a lot.
Bonsai are small and portable. They might fit into
the army life-style.
Anyway, I'm going to style a tree and give it away. I
was going to go to "Home Depot" and get some starter
material that army wives could afford. I was, of
course, thinking juniper, but if anyone has a better
idea, I'd love to hear it.
Nina Shishkoff
Frederick MD
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Out here HD had pots with several small ficus. You could braid them or tie them to something else to make a bigger looking base.
Kits
"Billy M. Rhodes"
Nina
at least in this area of Florida Home Depot's have a houseplant section with Ficus and Schaffelra (sp). Regardless of what you say in the demo they are going to try to keep plants indoors and we all now that Junipers make lousy indoor bonsai.
Billy
To get back on topic, some of you know that I work on
an army base (in the old germ warfare greenhouse, to
boot!). Anyway, I've been asked to give a talk on
bonsai for "Spousal appreciation day" (nope, not
kidding). I actually think this is a pretty good
idea: Most personnel live on base in townhouses with
tiny yards, and families get transferred a lot.
Bonsai are small and portable. They might fit into
the army life-style.
Anyway, I'm going to style a tree and give it away. I
was going to go to "Home Depot" and get some starter
material that army wives could afford. I was, of
course, thinking juniper, but if anyone has a better
idea, I'd love to hear it.
Nina Shishkoff
Frederick MD
__________________________________________________
I guess it depends on what they have in the local Home Depot -- I've seen
some up in your neck of the woods that have great Japanese Maples. Most
have Azaleas. Down here in Florida, they often have Eugenias, but I doubt
they will up there.
And the juniper is a fine idea.
Tom Kehoe
I am NOT going to teach people to braid fig trunks!
Might as well teach them to glue rocks to the soil!
--- Kitsune Miko
> Out here HD had pots with several small ficus. You
> could braid them or tie them to something else to
> make a bigger looking base.
Nina Shishkoff
Frederick MD
__________________________________________________
Nina
at least in this area of Florida Home Depot's have a houseplant section with Ficus and Schaffelra (sp). Regardless of what you say in the demo they are going to try to keep plants indoors and we all now that Junipers make lousy indoor bonsai.
Billy
To get back on topic, some of you know that I work on
an army base (in the old germ warfare greenhouse, to
boot!). Anyway, I've been asked to give a talk on
bonsai for "Spousal appreciation day" (nope, not
kidding). I actually think this is a pretty good
idea: Most personnel live on base in townhouses with
tiny yards, and families get transferred a lot.
Bonsai are small and portable. They might fit into
the army life-style.
Anyway, I'm going to style a tree and give it away. I
was going to go to "Home Depot" and get some starter
material that army wives could afford. I was, of
course, thinking juniper, but if anyone has a better
idea, I'd love to hear it.
Nina Shishkoff
Frederick MD
__________________________________________________
Well I just got back form Hawaii and sall all those great banyan trees. I like the way nature braids trees. She is a bit haphazard but artistic in her twinings.
Kits
Craig Cowing
On 5/1/06 4:19 PM, "Nina Shishkoff" wrote:
But but but but Niiinaaaa--who is going to teach the next generation how to
braid a golf ball into the ficus??
Craig Cowing
NY
Zone 6a Sunset 37
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But but but but Niiinaaaa--who is going to teach the next generation how to
braid a golf ball into the ficus??
Craig Cowing
NY
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In a message dated 5/1/2006 5:42:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,
lewisjk@ALLTEL.NET writes:
Anyway, dwarf youpon holly (Ilex vomitoria 'schilling's dwarf')
could also be a good starter. Boxwood is another.
Frequently the problem with these species in the box stores is that each pot
contains multiple trunks/plants. If I stick 5 cuttings in a pot and three
make it, I have a bushy looking shrub much faster than by using only one
cutting per container.
Sometimes these can be divided to get extra plans but then you have three
spindly plants.
Billy on the Florida Space Coast
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Nina, lets see.... Army, unknown next station, unknown housing (but
probably small and generic), unknown weather....
I'm with Billy. Something tough and with low light and humidity
requirements. Most likely, the plant will be dead before labor day but
give it the best chance you can. My list would be dwarf schefflera,
narrow-leaf or some other variety of fig (not benjamina), Orange Jasmine
in that order.
Have fun with this, it's obviously not likely to be very serious - jay
Jay Beckenbach - Melrose, FL - Zone 8b/9a - jbecken@ufl.edu
Nina
at least in this area of Florida Home Depot's have a houseplant section
with Ficus and Schaffelra (sp). Regardless of what you say in the demo
they are going to try to keep plants indoors and we all now that
Junipers make lousy indoor bonsai.
Billy
To get back on topic, some of you know that I work on
an army base (in the old germ warfare greenhouse, to
boot!). Anyway, I've been asked to give a talk on
bonsai for "Spousal appreciation day" (nope, not
kidding). I actually think this is a pretty good
idea: Most personnel live on base in townhouses with
tiny yards, and families get transferred a lot.
Bonsai are small and portable. They might fit into
the army life-style.
Anyway, I'm going to style a tree and give it away. I
was going to go to "Home Depot" and get some starter
material that army wives could afford. I was, of
course, thinking juniper, but if anyone has a better
idea, I'd love to hear it.
Nina Shishkoff
Frederick MD
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