Hedge Bonsai

[Bretts]

They have a group planting contest over at Wee Trees Bonsai Talk. I love to participate but being the wrong time of year for that sought of thing here I thought a little outside the square and copied an idea of Dan Barton who said some times bonsai should just be for fun and created a hedge Bonsai.
A few Dwarf honeysuckle I had laying around and a pot I made a few years ago.

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After some trimming and potting I got this.

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It sure was alot of fun

[Pup]

Dan, has one in his book. Which as a hedge is now defunct, but he did another one, where the sty or steps were, he replaced it with a maple.
I will look though my pics and see if I can find it.

[Mitchell]

Oh Bretts! You seen the Hobbit grove hedge on weetrees? I'll see if I can find it. Perfect example!!

Can wait to see how this turns out, already looks great!


Edit- Actually I think I am confused... I think I inventing a setting that didn't exist, which was a hobbit grove and a hedge, I know believe they were two different settings..

[kcpoole]

is this the one of Bilbos home you were thinking of?
BagEnd, Bagshot Row
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisguise ... 581228641/

Ken

[Psymo]

Is this it ?

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[MattA]

Is this it ?

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That is awesome, just like a hedgerow you would find anywhere.

[Bretts]

I didn't know Dan's original hedge is gone. I have a picture of it here I can upload later. I remember that Hedge too Psymo but I could not remember if it was Dans. I was thinking I might add a fence or something later on but at the moment I am just heading to a rectangle hedge with the bases showing. Dans does not have the base showing which I thought was a pity.

Oh I haven't worked much at all with this species so I can only hope they take the root trimming and disturbance this time of year. I know they do make great bonsai though and have a little hedge of them around the veggie garden.

[Ellen]

Love it!

[Psymo]

I better credit the pic with this link http://danbartonbonsaipots.wordpress.com/bonsai/

Bretts, I like your idea too of adding the gate, but it looks good as a stand alone piece.The rectangle hedge, It's like the a westen equivalent to some chinese style landscape. Though I imagine it would be difficult after a while not to ending up with some type of topiary looking thing.

Cheers.

[bonsaibruce]

Greetings,
Peter Chan at his Herons nursery in Wire Mill Lane had a hawthorn hedge in a pot that was spectacular. The trees were styled and then the trunks cut and split and woven in true country hedgerow tradition. I have a slide of it in the downstairs store room, somewhere. It was a few years ago but plan to look for it when I visit in June. When you visit also the have pint in the pub at the end of the lane.
Happy bonsai,
Bruce.

[Pup]

Is this it ?

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That is Dan Bartons hedge row. I have got the picture I took in 2009 some where.

[Pup]

Greetings,
Peter Chan at his Herons nursery in Wire Mill Lane had a hawthorn hedge in a pot that was spectacular. The trees were styled and then the trunks cut and split and woven in true country hedgerow tradition. I have a slide of it in the downstairs store room, somewhere. It was a few years ago but plan to look for it when I visit in June. When you visit also the have pint in the pub at the end of the lane.
Happy bonsai,
Bruce.

Hey Bruce did not see it in 2009, but the beer was good so was the food. At the Wiremill Tavern.