Random pots

In this post i want to show most of my bonsai pots that i bought or created myself. I started with bonsai pottery in the winter of last year and will continue to get better in this craft with every new bonsai pot or accent pot.

one of my first pots created under professional guidance

I was happy how the glaze turned out; however, I should have glazed the rim too

nice accent pot from carlos hebeisen - takahama

oval pot from Isabelia bonsai museum

 

interesting glaze and could look nice when a suitable plant sits inside

rectangle pot by josef mairhofer; will be planted with a hawthorn this spring

I tried to replicate the accent pot shown above by myself and think I succeeded

on this pot I tried to create texture with the help of some chicken wire

I added a rim and punctured holes with a drill bit in this one, which turned out quite nice

the bottom of the above pot; i prefer to add plenty of drainage holes as well as small holes for wire

this is my potter signature in close detail

Accent plant: Sempervivum

Since the weather is really nice at the moment, i created this nice accent. I planted some hen and chicks into this wood-fired pot from Isabelia, which i bought last year in Arco.

DIY Bonsai tool box

Recently I made a box which holds my most used tools. It is based on a case that was laying around for quite some time. I glued in two pieces of foam from the hardware store with the hot-melt gun, then cut and ripped out parts of the foam according to the size of the tools. The finish was achieved with black spray paint.

Prunus Mume

I bought this prunus mume in may 2014 at arcobonsai. In the summer of that year, the tree did not show vigorous growth; however, the full bloom at the moment is stunning.

After the bloom, the mume will be cut back hard to 1-2 leave buds, because branches with only flower buds are likely to die off. The tree will then be repotted.

Pomegranate seedling development

Last year I started to grow some Punica granatum from seed. The germination rate was, as expected, very high. They were transplanted after about 2 months and then allowed to grow free. Some of them were transplanted again at the end of summer (picture 1), others stayed in their pots (picture 2).

This spring, all Pomegranates will be repotted and cut back.

Cotoneaster graveyard yamadori

In the late spring of 2013 this neglected Cotoneaster horizontalis was taken from a graveyard. Because it had been growing there for decades, it could only be dugged out with a massive loss of roots.

However, as Cotoneaster is known to be quite robust, it recovered well; large dead parts were removed last year.

This spring it will be transplanted to its training pot and the long, straight stems reduced significantly. Updates will follow...