Considered in the highest regard amongst the bonsai world, conifers have a special resilient character.There are many aspects of coniferous bonsai that can be enjoyed from transforming raw material to appreciating the magnificent splendour of a powerful pine tree.The elegance and profound mystery that can be found within the shari deadwood features of Junipers is without doubt deserving of the highest levels of appreciation within bonsai.

盆栽の中でも真の位に位置し、孤高の持ち味が存在します。松柏盆栽の楽しみ方としては素材の持ち味を生かし、松の迫力や雄大さを鑑賞し、真柏、杜松など神・舎利がある樹種は雄大さもさておき幽玄さも加わり風雅な趣になります。盆栽の中でも最も品位・品格に優れます。

Japan is a country that is inextricably linked to the natural world and the passing of the four seasons. It is easy to imagine various scenes of natural beauty when you have a deciduous bonsai close to you, showing off the various characteristics of the season.Maples, Zelkova and the like have year round seasonal character including the naked winter image, however evergreen trees such as Camelia and Gardenia are also considered within this category.One aspect of bonsai is the appreciations of the seasons and there is no better way than to enjoy the flowering and fruiting trees, watching as the fruit form and change colour.All of this can be done within the confines of a pot.

日本には四季があり、私たちの心に自然とその情景が心象風景としてあります。その風景の中で、身近なものとして雑木があり四季を通じて鑑賞することができます。普段親しんでいる、もみじ、欅などの落葉樹、そして冬でも落葉しない梔子、椿などの常緑樹に分けられます。また、実物、花物とよばれる花が咲き結実するものもあり季節の花を鑑賞し、実の色づきを楽しむ事ができます。まさに、季節を盆上にて楽しめる最たる盆栽です。

The beauty of Satsui Bonsai is found within the thousands of different varieties of flowers that blossom every year between May and June. There are many different types of flower, multi coloured, variegated, fast and late blooming types.They are not just grown for their flowers however, some varieties will change colour in the autumn and many are grown into a vast variety of shapes and styles, giving them year round enjoyment.

皐月の魅力は、千を優に超える花の種類の豊富さです。毎年5月、6月に満開の花の咲き分けを楽しめ、早咲きから遅咲き品種まで様々です。花の鑑賞だけではなく、品種によっては紅葉を楽しめる樹種もあります。また樹形についても多様性に富んでおり、花時期以外でも盆栽として鑑賞できます。

Suiseki are created by the amalgamation of natural processes forming, shaping and changing rocks since time immemorial and the imagination and heart of the observer who can see a myriad of views and feel the spirit contained within one stone.There are many areas of Japan where suiseki have been collected and each area has different characteristics, typical shapes and styles creating endless possibilities for appreciation.Suiseki are often appreciated by themselves or as part of a bonsai display in order to help create a natural scene.

水石は古来より自然の偶然が重なり生まれた石の造形を楽しむ文化で、千差万別の一石に魂が宿っていると考え崇められてきました。日本では数多くの水石が産出され、場所により石質に違いがあり形も様々で見立てにより景色が繰り広げられます。鑑賞するときの心の有り様で多様な世界がひろがります。水石のみでも鑑賞できますが、盆栽飾りの際に添景としても使われます。

The “Bon” in bonsai refers to the container within which the tree is grown and is a very important part of both the horticultural and aesthetic part of the practice.There are many different styles, colours, clay types and origins, each of them has their own beauty and different effect on the tree that is planted within it. The matching of the container to the tree is one of the more enjoyable aspects of bonsai.Historically, over the last 400 years, ceramic bonsai containers were brought over from China as well as being produced from various Japanese kilns by a great number of potters.

盆栽の盆の字の如く鉢も重要な構成要素です。鉢の、材質、色、型、質感は様々で、盆栽との取り合わせにより盆上の樹の樹格の向上や雰囲気が変化します。まさに用の美という言葉に相応しい逸品です。中国より渡来の支那鉢、日本鉢の産地も多様で作家鉢や古窯の鉢も存在します。

Olive is a species that grows in the naturally dry mediterranean region and as such it is both drought tolerant but also hardy in the cold of the Japanese winter. They are a strong tree which will easily send out new shoots, flowers and fruit to enjoy. They are an ideal species with which to make your first steps into bonsai and we have a special olive bonsai workshop alongside our regular bonsai class.

オリーブは、地中海原産であり乾燥に耐え丈夫に育ちます。
また、日本の環境の冬の寒さにも強い性質があります。
丈夫で芽吹きが良く、花が咲きオリーブの実も鑑賞できます。
苗木素材からのスタートですが、盆栽仕立てに育てる事ができます。
また盆栽教室にて、オリーブ教室を行っております。