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We are now taking reservations for studying bonsai with internationally known bonsai artist Graham Potter here at the nursery. Graham Potter is a highly acclaimed bonsai artist from the United Kingdom known for his skill in bonsai design and carving and he will be holding classes at the nursery October 21-23 2011. This is an [...]

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It’s always fun to have people work on their own trees.  We had a good mix for this workshop, some nearly finished bonsai, some pre-bonsai, some collected native plants to New Jersey. 

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Hinoki Cypress are native to Japan where it is grown and used for timber, lemon-scented and highly rot-resistant.  The tree naturally grows very slowly and forms forests, much like the eastern-red-cedar of New Jersey.  Hinoki Cypress are commonly used as an ornamental landscape shrub, known for its plumes of cloud-like foliage.  Unfortunately, it’s also a [...]

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For those who are not familiar with the species, Serissa is native to open sub-tropical woodlands and wet meadows in southeast Asia, from India, and China to Japan, making it a perfect candidate to be grown indoors as a tropical bonsai.  It has very small leaves and a rough texture to the bark (reminiscent of [...]

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Time: 9:30am – 1:00pm Our last workshop of the season although, is also in perfect time for the gift giving holidays. The class is designed for the beginner or amateur wishing to get involved, or stay involved in bonsai, and a perfect opportunity for creating a bonsai for a special individual interested in having a [...]

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Time: 9:30am – 1:00pm Here is a workshop allowing you to bring-in and work on your own trees or bonsai potentials in need of attention before winter. Weather in need of help or routine maintenance and repotting, its important bonsai receive proper care tomaintain good health and vigor. Get expert advice in repotting, pruning, wiring [...]

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Time: 9:30am – 1:00pm Here is a class designed for the beginner or amateur wishing to get into bonsai and for current hobbyist wishing to get more involved. Get hands on experience in making your own bonsai from start to finish that when complete you can take home. The plant material we have chosen to [...]

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Time: 9:30am – 1:00pm Here is a class designed for the beginner or amateur wishing to get into bonsai and for current hobbyist wishing to get more involved. Get hands on experience in making your own bonsai from start to finish that when complete you can take home. The plant material we have chosen to [...]

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Fall Classes for 2009!  In case you didn’t catch it on the front page of our website we have a few classes coming up for the fall season.  We will be offering a class on making a tropical bonsai, one for the wonderful Hinoki Cypress, a “Bring Your Own Tree Day, and one for Boxwood.  [...]

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