For years and years and years I’ve tried, and failed miserably at, growing Bonsai trees.
I’ve brought several of them, had them given to me as gifts on several occasions , tried sprouting them from cuttings of bushes and plants and even tried several attempts at growing them from seed but all sadly to no avail. Each time I try, they just curl up and die mysteriously.
But once again I’ve been tempted into giving it another bash after visiting our new IKEA store in Southampton on Thursday evening. A huge display by the escalator of general ‘greenery’ revealed a small section of Bonsais, all of them of unnamed heritage and all in various conditions. I rummaged through the boxes eventually choosing the less bedraggled looking of them, or what I thought looked OK. It’s now fully watered and sitting on my kitchen window sill. Fingers crossed it’ll continue to bud.
Yet another Bonsai...
7 responses so far ↓
angelashe // February 23, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Ahh, the new ikea. Were you one of the insane ones who camped outside on opening day?
*sorry popped over from divastar’s blog
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assortedpixels // February 23, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Camping outside ??? Oh no !!! It was busy enough after it had been open a week, so Lord knows what it must have been like on the day !!
Flighty // February 23, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Bonsai have always fascinated me but I’ve never tried it! Perhaps one day I will. Meantime I’ll be interested to see if you succeed this time!
angelashe // February 23, 2009 at 7:13 pm
It was pretty manic when I went in at 3pm on the day they opened! It’s like a one way street with no way out!!!!!
Anyhoo, on the bonsai, It looks very nice, I hope it grows well! just don’t forget to water it! lol
assortedpixels // February 23, 2009 at 7:35 pm
angelashe : You’re a braver shopper than I am… 3pm on the opening day… phew, that’s above and beyond the call of duty. Are you ‘local’ to IKEA then? I live near Portsmouth.
As for the Bonsai, I’ve watered it TWICE and it’s still looking OK.
nikkipolani // February 26, 2009 at 8:20 pm
I’ve attended a little seminar on training bonsai, but I don’t think I could keep one alive and well trained…. So best of luck to you! You mentioned budding — is it an azalea?
assortedpixels // February 27, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Bonsai are a bit of a challenge, but I’ll give it another go. I’m not sure what it is, the label just says “Bonsai – various” so I’ll just have to watch and see.