http://www.delmartimes.net/2011/03/25/la-rosa%e2%80%99s-garden-bonsai-living-art/ The Latest News from the Community of Del Mar Thu, 23 May 2013 17:18:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://www.delmartimes.net/2011/03/25/la-rosa%e2%80%99s-garden-bonsai-living-art/#comment-1347924 Mark Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:27:01 +0000 http://delmartimes.mscsddev.com/?p=22754#comment-1347924 I am a bonsai enthusiast. I try to grow them with some success on the east coast outside Philadelphia. I took a class by a master bonsai grower over 30 years ago and he would start each class with this mantra: bonsai. A plant in a container. A containerized plant. I've tried to keep that in mind as they grow and I shape and choose pots and trim and pinch and enjoy. I believe the key is to enjoy the plant as it grows and I have accepted the Chinese attitude of doing little pruning and shaping and let the plant find its own way. I am a bonsai enthusiast. I try to grow them with some success on the east coast outside Philadelphia. I took a class by a master bonsai grower over 30 years ago and he would start each class with this mantra: bonsai. A plant in a container. A containerized plant. I’ve tried to keep that in mind as they grow and I shape and choose pots and trim and pinch and enjoy. I believe the key is to enjoy the plant as it grows and I have accepted the Chinese attitude of doing little pruning and shaping and let the plant find its own way.

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