Bonsai

I styled my first bonsai (a Ficus Natasja) in 1989. It accompanied me through my undergraduate studies in biology, living on a number of different dorm windowsills. It later moved to London with me while I worked as an editor in science publishing. I was fascinated by indoor bonsai and tropical species mostly because I didn't have a garden for many years. I eventually had access to a roof garden and some of my oldest trees where bought (or started from cuttings I "found") during the 1990s. I live in the suburbs of Birmingham now and have a lot of trees and shrubs that I train (roots and shoots) regularly, most live in the ground or containers rather than bonsai pots because I'm trying to build up chunky, old-looking trunks and primary branches. I've spent more than 30 years learning how different species grow and respond to training and this seems like something bonsai enthusiasts might be interested in.