Mugo Pine Bonsai

Crassula Ovata-Jade Bonsai

Black Olive Tree Bonsai

Sensory Winery Bonsai 2015

Students proudly displaying their bonsai created during my first Beginner's Bonsai class at Sensory Winery in Ripley, NY.

Bonsai Display 2015

Personal collection on display at the Sensory Winery Bonsai class in 2015.

Bonsai Student 2015

The Resource Center Bonsai 2015

Beginning in 2015 I have been asked to teach a beginner's bonsai class at The Resource Center in Celoron, NY at least once a year as part of their Health & Wellness Program.

Sensory Winery Bonsai 2016

A special Mother's Day bonsai class using small-leafed, purple gem rhododendrons.

The Resource Center Bonsai 2016

The Resource Center Bonsai 2016

Grape Discovery Center Bonsai

The Grape Discovery Center is located in Westfield, NY and as been the location of several bonsai classes.

Jamestown Audubon Bonsai 2016

Instructing a student on branch positioning with her boxwood tree.

Jamestown Audubon Bonsai 2016

This is a before and after example of what students can expect to create in a 2 hour beginner's class.

The Resource Center Bonsai 2017

Instructing an employee of The Resource Center in Celoron, NY. The classes for The Resource Center are offered as part of their Health & Wellness Program and are taught at least once a year.

Winter

Outdoor bonsai need to remain outside throughout the seasons. When I first started I stored them on my front porch. I now bury them in our vegetable garden in November to provide extra protection.

Ficus Benjamina

Suiseki Display

The Japanese art of stone appreciation. This particular Suiseki represents a small mountain with a cave at its base.

Small Bonsai Display

This display features a small Grafted Ginseng Ficus bonsai as well as a Suiseki stone containing a small fossil.

Mountain Suiseki

Forsythia Bonsai in Training

This was a collected forsythia from my front yard. Overlarge forsythia bushes needed to be removed and the end result was this bonsai. It will be transplanted into a proper bonsai pot this year.

American Hornbeam with Darby Jayne

Sometimes my little girl likes to be included in my bonsai photos. This tree was purchased from a friend's collection and could use a little work. See the next three images for changes.

American Hornbeam Bonsai

This is the Hornbeam featured in the photo with Darby Jayne. It has been transplanted into a pot that better suits the tree's shape and size.

American Hornbeam Bonsai

The same hornbeam with its buds swelling and ready to burst. Some moss has been added to accent the trunk and nebari (roots).

American Hornbeam Bonsai

Hornbeam after its buds have burst and young leaves have begun developing. Additional moss has been added to really make the entire tree pop.

Self Portrait with Bonsai

Procumbens Juniper Semi-Cascade

Procumbens Juniper Bonsai

Procumbens Juniper Cascade Bonsai

Procumbens Juniper Cascade Bonsai

Procumbens Juniper Bonsai

Procumbens Juniper Semi-Casde

Procumbens Juniper Bonsai