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Love it when something I figured it turns out to also be a method the experts are using.

During the hottest days, I water lightly in the early morning. Before I do, I touch the growing medium of several trees to feel the moisture content. They are typically still a bit moist from the previous evening’s watering.

Midday, I give all the trees a through soak, including spraying the leaves, and spraying the area around them. This includes the nearby lawn areas, gravel beneath the display tables, and stones of the garden path. Obviously, this heats to cool the pots that have baking in the sun, and the water evaporating from around the trees help keep them in a moist humid environment.

Lastly, in the early evening, I give them another slight spray, pots, tree tops and surrounding area.

I know that’s a lot for those who don’t work from home. That afternoon water will be impossible for those at work. For those away during the day, May I suggest a sprinkler with a timer. I’ve effectively employed this set up for days I have to be away.

Desert Rose Back in Bloom~

I picked up this little tree three years ago on a trip to Florida. I really didn’t know anything about Desert Rose (Adenium obesum), but the shape of the trunk caught my eye. Since bringing it home, it’s flowered for me consistently, and put out a third branch. Not what one might call a traditional bonsai, but quite an interesting tree.

Blueberry Bonsai in Bloom🫐, 

Wonder if I’ll get some Berries?

Not many work with Blueberries in Bonsai, so it’s learn as you go. That branches can only be wired when they are very young as they harden off and become brittle fairly early in the spring. They also like lots of sun and to stay moist. So they need to be watered twice daily during hot weather.

Japanese Maple Re-Imagined~

Raining…

Raining…

the Cranes don’t