Hello boys and girls,
My name is jamie, 21, and im from Hampshire.
When i was... 10? Something like that i was bought a bonsai tree for my birthday. Loved it to bits but didnt really know what i was doing. I suspect remote control cars and playstation one games took priority! Anyway ive always had a soft spot for bonsai trees and after looking at seed online, etc i decided id take the guides ive seen and get a "shrub" to learn the basics on before launching into full on specalist species. (a long way off from now!)
So after reading lots of guides i popped out to the garden centre up the road from work on my lunch break in search of a shrub i could learn to craft into a bonsai. After walking up and down aslies not finding what i had a mental picture of i spotted an Escallonia Edinesis. It had a funky lean on the go for the trunk, a nice defined trunk and the small leaves looked perfect for a "miniture tree" creation i could attempt to turn into a bonsai.
It looked a tad wild as you can see! (nearly had my eye out sevral times!)
So after watching some video's online and the general theme being these are tuff little buggers i gave it a good proper "prune" when i say this i got some nail scissors and a pair of secuters out and had a go. This is what i created!
I may well get beat down and told to go take a hike im doing it all wroung but hey i thought id at least give it a try, and tips to get my tree looking more "Bonsai" like or any other help would be great i know nothing
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