Back in March, I was contacted by Oscar Jonkers from Bonsai Empire asking to visit my garden. I do not normally open my garden to people...

Thank you everyone and welcome to my new website and blog! ...again It's been many years since I wrote my last blog post so I apologize...

Kishu Shimpaku grafted on Sierra Juniper It’s great to be home!  Though once I got home, there wasn’t much time for a vacation and I got...

Shimapku, The Unexpected Surprise It was just another work day at Mr. Moriyama’s garden in early December and the weather was starting to...

The End? I Think Not! !!!SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!! As you all know by know (hopefully) I am in my second year as an apprentice at Aichien....

Randomness of Daily Life Since the last couple of post I’ve wrote as been pretty heavy on Bonsai, I thought I’d lighten it up this time...

Going Home! Oh Sweet Freedom! That’s right!  I’m going to be going home on vacation!  I’m writing this post as lay on my soft squishy bed...

The Other Things I do Around Here Though I am living the Bonsai life, I’m not necessarily always doing Bonsai.  Many of you may have...

Correcting a Weak Trait and Being Creative One thing I learned quickly at the nursery was that we’re always on the move doing different...

Kadomatsu at Shinpukuji Temple A few days ago I woke up to my cell phone ringing and it was Mr. Tanaka on the other end.  He said to...

Apprenticeship and a Japanese Maple Many people have approached me and asked, “what is the apprentice life really like?”  I would always...

Part 2, Shoujyu-en The next nursery we went to was Shoujyu-en.  Shoujyu-en is owned by a man named Mr. Eura.  His specialty seems to be...

Ever since I started my apprenticeship here at Aichien, I’ve always talked to Mr. Tanaka about my friend Tyler Sherrod apprenticing with...

I was in the workshop last night talking to Mr. Tanaka about the, “Apprentice Life.”  We talk about it a lot because that is the usual...