Spring has come to the Retreat, with all of it’s glorious wind and night/day temperature changes. Fortunately, none of this stops the caretakers from trimming trees, placing plants back outside and cleaning the outside like busy bees. The spider plants…
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Spring 2014
Tagged with: bonsai, Buddhist, gardening, Kyoto, retreat, spider plants, spring, the Retreat, trees, watering, weather, wind, wood
Posted in Gardening and Nature, Informaitional
Posted in Gardening and Nature, Informaitional
Spring forward
It has occurred to me that I have not updated the Gardening and Nature section for some time. Many of the Retreats trees are in full bloom. Green spots have started to show on the grounds and at least one…
Tagged with: bonsai, daylight savings time, garden, gardening, nature, routine, time change, trees
Posted in Gardening and Nature, Musings
Posted in Gardening and Nature, Musings
Winter’s End
I have been working on the Retreat’s trees the last few days. Most of what I have done is remove wire and clean them up a bit. We may have lost the two Chinese Plums due to watering/potting problems. We…
Tagged with: bonsai, bougainvillea, chinese sweet plum, gardening, nature, purple queen, spring, trees, winter end
Posted in Gardening and Nature
Posted in Gardening and Nature
End of Winter
It was in the mid 70s yesterday in the area. There was a slight wind (not like today) but overall it was a very nice day. This is a radical change from the last few years where this time of…
Desert Winter
It is currently 63 degrees outside at about 8:45 in the evening. The day saw low 70s around the region. It is a beautiful night in late January. A large portion of the retreat’s bonsai that were in cold storage…
Winter Nights
The temperatures have finally begun to drop at night below freezing on a consistent basis. Whether or not this is going to mean a shortened winter or a shifted winter has yet to be seen. The only bonsai I still…
Nian Xióng Hall 