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• Saturday, December 06th, 2008

Today I was able to finish up the Zen garden that I have been working on. It was really just the detail left, and adding more bamboo to the fence that I had started last time.


I added horizontal poles in between the ones that were there from the initial build. It just looked too weak before so I wanted to beef up the look of the screen. I think it really worked and made it look just so much better. I’m really happy with it.

The blisters from last week were almost gone, however I certainly noticed them as I made 16 more lashings .

Here’s another close up of one of the many lashings I used. I was really getting good at them by the end of this project.

So all that is left is just to relax and enjoy. Finally some Zen…


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4 Responses

  1. 1
    teddy 

    I really like Zen gardens. Those bamboo frameworks looks great!

  2. 2
    Paul Pikel 

    Thanks Teddy. It was my first attempt, but even now the garden continues to improve. I appreciate your comments.

  3. 3
    Steven 

    Just getting started in bonsai and found your site.
    Love it.
    Looking for a source for bulk Spagnum moss.
    Any recommendations?
    Im trying spagnum instead of soil because i live in south florida.
    Any links or suggestions would be appreciated.

    Steven Bradford
    Coral Springs, Florida
    sbradford@crpc.org

  4. 4
    Paul Pikel 

    Hi Steven. I’m glad you’re getting into Bonsai, it is a wonderful hobby and lots of great people as well. In Florida you can find Sphagnum moss at most larger nurseries, or even home improvement stores. However I’m not sure why you would use that instead of soil. It holds way too much water for healthy roots, and you need the aggregate of bonsai mix to help roots split. If you are really just geeting into bonsai try to find a local club. They’ll be happy to show you what they use. However you can always use me as a resource as well.