What a lovely garden you have. A tour of your garden showing your collection of trees would make a wonderful video!

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, but sadly I now have very few bonsai left as I've been trying to wind down my collection - difficult for me to manage at my age (85yrs old) - but you never know, I may be able to muster up and discuss the few trees I still have.

Dan, as much as I love your pots, I really do like this small Cotoneaster you've created and the way you have styled and shaped it. I'm ashamed to admit I only thought of you as a potter but I can see you're a bonsai artist too.

@danbarton1019

Жыл бұрын

I've been creating bonsai since 1969

happy to watch your videos.. stay healthy and active.. ❤❤

Hi Dan - you are largely responsible for my interest in Bonsai! I bought 'The Bonsai Book' from a local garden centre in 1989 and I have been a bonsai enthusiast ever since. I still read that book and it continues to inspire. So good to see you are continuing to share your knowledge and enthusiasm for this fantastic hobby.

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind comments and glad my book (1st edition) has been of some help.

Greetings from Nova Scotia enjoyed video

I really enjoyed that video. Learned so much.

Good morning Dan. I’m watching this video as I am just walking up and getting my morning stuff done. I gave the cats their breakfast, cleaned the litter boxes and turned the lights on for my inside plants. I live in eastern Minnesota. I’ve got over a dozen plants on my porch. It’s un heated, I watered them yesterday just to make sure they had a little extra protection. It got really cold last night. I don’t know how low it got, but it’s -20 Fahrenheit (-29 Celsius) right now. As I’m finishing the video right now I realize I don’t think I heard what plant this is. I must have missed it. I was pausing and playing the video as I went about my morning routine. It looks like aCotoneaster. It turned out really cool. I’m not in love with that pot for the final arrangement. But I do the same thing. Whatever I have handy that’s about the right size. I am repotting some of my tropical this time of year. And half of my pots are on the shelf’s under my Bonsai tables outside buried in the snow. There is so much snow outside, and frozen layers under the fresher stuff. I’ve always got to pay close attention to my footing when I’m filling my bird feeders. Frozen boot prints under the snow. We’ll time to get ready for work, it’s Friday!👍😁 I’m ready for that morning cup of coffee. Have a good day Dan. P.S. I love the drawing. Nice touch.👍

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

Жыл бұрын

It's a cotoneaster microphilla

Always so much fun and the information is so amazing. I could watch you work all day. I love your explanations and details. Those cute little Brit words like 'chappie' are just so endearing. You're such a bonsai rockstar. 🙏🫶🏻

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

6 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! Your comments are overwhelming!

Hi Dan I’ve been watching you for awhile now and I like to see you moving into a smaller bonsai. I love your lil cottoneaster you made on your table. Mine is in training now. Cheers buddy love you. Darlene usa

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

9 ай бұрын

So nice of you

An excellent learning video,and a delightful man,

Very nice 👍❤️

I have a couple of cotoneaster trained into semi cascade. Such an easy little tree to work with, and so pretty with the red berries. An ideal starter tree for beginners. Nice demo.

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your kind comment - I luv 'em!!!

Most of the time I injoy bonsai plants when they are younger like the one you have just potted up more than sum of the older ones.

Love your videos

so enjoyed your video, love that pot and just like you I am going shohin still have some of my bigger trees but cannot lift them anymore

Art, no other word for it, thank you so much for sharing Dan. From the beginning of my Bonsai journey I've always seen the 'specimen' trees as out of reach so have happily concentrated on smaller plants. It's a real joy to see them develop. Plus, you can have loads of them so it's good practice and there is always something to snip here and there. You noted wire biting in too and this is my latest learning curve, it really doesn't take long to happen (months) especially so on the tiddly ones when they have a good growing environment. Wire scissors living in my pocket at the moment!

As a wheelchair user who also only has a small backyard with some pots, this is a perfect size to work with. very inspiring thank you. I am trying to create some Bonsai without using wire, still very much a beginner but enjoying the process.

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

Жыл бұрын

Yep!....small bonsai are great fun and cotoneasters are a wonderful species to work with. Enjoy and good luck

Well done Sir, at my age I have to agree with you on scaling down my inventory size. Just as much beauty if not more in Shohin and mame.

Nice work 👍. There are not many videos about Cotoneaster. I think they are great species and also they are my favourites

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

8 ай бұрын

Many thanks

Dan a really nice little bonsai con Easter chapped. . Wish I could have you send it to me. “Dar USA” loved watching you doodle this little guy inti life😉

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

Ай бұрын

So nice of you

beautiful!

excellent, thank you very much! Please give us more ... 💚🪴✂

I am so enjoying your channel !

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

Жыл бұрын

Thanks - there'll soon be one or two more vids in the next few days

Que gran video, Dan. Usted transmite paz. Salud, por siempre. 🙇‍♂️

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind comments

@pela1100

Жыл бұрын

@@danbartonslifewithbonsai745 🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️

Absolutely beautiful, thank you for sharing 👍🙏❤️

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I have some nice "lawn"-a-dori/"mow and grow' Cotoneaster seedlings that I pulled out of my lawn. 😀

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

Жыл бұрын

Lucky you - have fun!

Hi, Dan, New to your channel, love what you did with that little guy. 🌿 Personally, I LOVE the pot you used! So, what's with your 'friend' re: you singing while you create? Is he your regular video man? I think it's sweet to sing while working with your plant babies__they like it, too! I can appreciate the work "Jules and Bean" does, getting all the angles and closeups, etc.__at the same time, maybe he could learn to meditate as a 'coping' technique for the little 'quirks' that sometimes evolve while practicing our hobbies. 😛😺 Thank you for sharing your creativity with us, I appreciate your gift. Love, Light, and Bonsai Blessings. 🙏😇✨💫🌱🌿🐝🌳🌎💖🙌😺

@danbarton1019

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Debra

Very Nice Mame Trees good work too!

As always, a divinely pleasing video that taught me much. Thank you sir.

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

Жыл бұрын

That's a very kind comment - thank you too!

Thanks for sharing your process for making these wonderful Shohin trees Dan. I am going to ask my wife to help me sketch one or two of my trees ( never been good at drawing) she’s an excellent sketcher, take care Dan 🤝

👍👌🙂

Really interesting thank you for sharing

Thanks for this lovely video, enjoyed it a lot.

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind comments.

I was wondering if you would share some of your bonsai inside your pots.. my mother his a Pottery studio and your videos have inspired me to combine both hobbies bonsai and my newly acquired hobby making bonsai pot's for my growing collection.. and I have 5 cotoneaster bonsai hehehehe.. mostly cranberry cotoneaster.. I like how long the wood lasts when I Jin the branches.. and the wood is super hard on that kind of cotoneaster,,, but the little guy you have is very interesting to me,,, I'm pretty sure i have one of that variety too,, the berries are a bit out of scale but they are nonetheless cute as a cat with sunglasses..

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind comments .....good luck with your pot making......we hope at some later date to post some pictures of bonsai in my pots.

Thank you Dan wonderful video, Very interesting, You are a wonderful bonsai man a true master I really enjoyed watching 👍

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind comments - much appreciated

Bonjour, très beau ce petit Cotonoaster. Bravo

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

5 ай бұрын

Thank you

That was magical thank you I enjoyed that a lot

Not only did I enjoy the video I'm in love with your smock! Did you make it? I want one just like it.

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

Жыл бұрын

HAHA! my son bought me two of the artist smocks many years ago but I have no idea where he bought them.

Lovely, what’s the best way to nourish these little treasures 🙏🏽

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

Жыл бұрын

I tend to use a hi-potash fertiliser such as Chempak no.4 during the growing season.

Dan, do you still have the Bonsai hedge with the robin on top from your book? A nice brief view of your garden a tour would be great.

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

Жыл бұрын

No, all three of the cotoneaster hedges I've made over the years have been sold. Not much to see in my garden these days as I've had to sell most of my bonsai as I can't lift them any more (age thing!). I still have a few that I need to sell off.

Is there a commercially available glaze that you would personally recommend for training both pouring and dipping techniques? Thank you for all the insights that you share :)

@danbartonslifewithbonsai745

Жыл бұрын

To tell you the truth, I really don't know as I make up all of my own glazes and very rarely use commercially available ones. Thanks for your kind comments.

Sir live longer by playing with your plants