Category: Horticultural Therapy Horticultural Therapy

Acer Campestre Yamadori Collection Rootball focus

“English Field Maple” Yamadori collection of field grown from seed for Bonsai by Rutland Bonsai. Radial Root Ball straight from the ground. Root ball Quarter filled the 45 litre container upon collection. 🙂 Field maple Plants Description: From Wikipedia.   Scientific name: Acer campestre Family: Sapindaceae Kingdom: Plantae Order: Sapindales Higher classification: Maple Rank: Species  …

Chinese Elm Yamadori December 2019

Chinese elm Ulmus parvifolia Plants Description From: Wikipedia.  Scientific name: Ulmus parvifolia Rank: Species Higher classification: Elm Lower classifications: True Green Chinese Elm, Ulmus parvifolia ‘Emer II’   Commonly known as the Chinese elm or lacebark elm, is a species native to eastern Asia, including China, Taiwan, Japan, North Korea, and Vietnam. It has been…

Shadow get his new Harness

It’s taken a long time to finally find a Harness that allows Shadow enough movement and flexibility while also allowing control and stopping or handling ability when required. I also wanted something that I could use either MOLLE pouches on or had velcro for adding Badges on to display what he does and is. This…

Productive week in Spring

It’s been an amazing 7 days down the plots! Planted or Sown this week at the Lottie: Sarpo Mira Seed Potatoes (Main Crop).  Amazing Large Jacket Spud main crop variety! Onions Red Baron and Snowball (White). Parsnips (For a Neighbour.) Sunflowers (Can’t have a year without Sunflowers!) Rudbeckia. Zinnia. Coming on strong in the Bonsai…