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I hope everyone has a great holiday weekend filled with good food, friends and fireworks.

Not fireworks but still a nice display

New World was lucky to have world famous bonsai master, Marco Invernizzi, here at the nursery for a wonderful day of all things bonsai.

I am so grateful to Marco for all he taught me. So much in one day.

Here are a couple shots of one of my own bonsai that was transformed by Marco, go to the New World Bonsai page for more pictures.

Thank YOU, MARCO!

A just finished project, a new wall to be planted with rock garden plants and dwarf conifers.

check the GALLERY page for more pictures

Digging of the field grown material is comming to an end for now.

Thank you to everyone who visited the nursery and helped to make this the best spring ever here at New World.

A special thanks to the Pun-Ching bonsai club and to the few members of the Cincinnati bonsai society who visited, we had a great time and people went home with some really nice trees! This juniper is just one example. It was passed over for many years until someone saw the possibilities.

New World is receiveing new material on a regular basis. From collected material to newly dug seedlings. Please check the bonsai page for more info.

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 Spring is almost here and winter has been busy. Now is the time to think about garden projects for this season. Let me know if new world can help  rob@newworldhorticulture.com

Check out more photos of this garden in the GALLERY 

The green house is FULL of bonsai , pre-bonsai and selected dwarf conifers.

To see more pictures click on the new world bonsai tab at the top of the page.

Today it was 55 and sunny. A perfect time to dig a maple I have been growing for the past 13 years. Here is a shot right after digging.

The first picture below shows the excellent root pad, the result of regular root pruning over the years. here in zone 6 I root prune in late Feb. and early March. At this point the root pad is about 28 inches in diameter, the trunk measures 4.75 inches.

The picture above shows the roots after being washed with a hose to remove most of the field soil. Next the roots were trimed to 19 inches in diameter and about 3 inches in depth , preparing the tree for a training pot.

The last photo is the potted tree after some rough pruning and carving. I dont know where the front is yet. I should have a better idea when it leafs out in spring. I will post more pictures.

Last weekend was the start of the digging season in my neck of the woods.

This is the time of the year when most plants can be lifted and collected, especially decidious trees. Normally I will bare root these trees to make it easier to place them in a bonsai container. I am able to do this because I root prune ALL my field stock on a regular basis to make the transition from field to pot less stressful.

Here is a picture of a 4 inch calliper Trident maple I dug on Saturday. For more pictures please go to the GALLERY page.

Even though this time of the year is not the best for gardening and planting I do love it because it is prime time to go out and look for moss. Many really like the cool wet cool  conditions.

Here is an area in my garden that was just a hay field when I got here. All I did was to keep a few path ways cleared and mowed. As a result a carpet of beautiful moss grew an covered the path ways. It is this time of the year that I love to walk these paths of velvet green carpet.