A Rosemary Bonsai for the Club Show, The Bonsai Zone, Aug 2019 

I bet there are some really nice ones in Greece, you have the perfect climate for them!

My wife has a nice Rosemary plant, but it's off limits to me! I'll have to grow my little one.

Aija....here in East Texas where the temperatures are still in the 100's of degrees....I am jealous that you're moving into Autumn! I lived in Alaska for 18 years so I do miss actually having winter. lol Good luck and blessings to you on your move to Canada!

I actually prefer cooler weather than we have here in southern Finland, I used to live in Lapland where the average summer temperature is +10-15C (sorry, I don't know how much that is in F) but here at least things grow a bit more. Prolly not really moving to Canada, my hubby might have something to say about that 😃

Happy growing Ollie!

Thank you, yes I had only a short afternoon to make the video, so I had to do most of the camera work on auto. A bit of a fail!

I may have to start more herb type bonsai, they do smell so nice!

It could make a very nice Weeping Willow style bonsai, the branches do weep as they get longer. If you google Rosemary bonsai images, you'll be amazed at all the different styles! I'd show them on the video, but I'm always worried about getting a copyright strike.

@@TheBonsaiZone Thank you for the advice! I will look them up!

I would think that Thyme might make an edible bonsai. It develops a woody trunk and could be pruned down to a really tiny tree. The leaves are naturally very small, so they would be in proportion. English thyme would make an upright tree and creeping thyme would make a nice cascade. I would plant a row of thyme in the garden and let them grow naturally for two or three years, harvesting the herb twice a year. Then I would pick the plants with the most interesting trunks for potting up.

@@emmitstewart1921 Thank you! I will definitely look into that! Thanks for sharing! 👍🏻

If you want more "utility" bonsai tree, you can also try lavender. I don't have one, byt my grandmother have this beautiful, old lavender, that looks just like a bonsai, and in fact almost all varieties are hardy. (I found out that rosemaries are a little bit tricky for me because they're not hardy.) The only thing you have to check before, is how to prune them, because you really can't prune them like ordinary bush. As far as i know, is good to prune lavender after flowering in june/july, and if needed in September. And, always make sure you're leaving something green on branch, they will make new shoots from old wood, but they need to establish them before pruning.

Thank you Pat, I've never had a Hibiscus that has flowered all summer like this one.It must take a lot of energy for the plant to create the flowers so I'll have to treat it well over the winter!

I was hoping for more progress on the roots, but at least the tree is growing well!

Thanks, I had a lot of fun making the planting with the Scouts!

Thyme also great material

Thank you J, you'll have to come for another visit soon!

That would be great !

Thank you Christine!

I'm hoping the roots start to grow soon!

Thank you Asgar, it's a fun little project!

I hope they grow well, If they have a decent root system, you could plant them now and hopefully the roots will toughen up a bit for winter. They should be kept cool in winter but protected from freezing. The tender root system could die with a hard freeze.

Thanks the photos would be wonderful! On your oatmeal? I guess I'll have to try that!

It’s an acquired taste. I also put fresh ginger and sometimes one of all of the following; dill, thyme, caraway, cardamom, fennel seeds, anise seeds, celery, dried fruits, nuts, beans, eggs. I treat oats like rice or any other grain. You can make oatmeal sweet, savory or spicey depending on your mood. ~ Or maybe I’m just weird!

Sounds really good, you certainly do have a healthy love of plants!

I have one pot that had a dead tree in it, the whole surface of the soil was covered with Liverwort! It looked quite nice but it is very hard to water, the water just runs off unless you soak it really well.

I’ve read that the presence of liverworts indicates over-watering, i.e. too moist soil. Any thoughts on that?

I would love to create a Thyme bonsai. I'm hoping to start more herb bonsai's with the tree club in the future. Thanks Bettina!

I think I will have to do something like this to increase the vigor of the tree! Thanks Marc!

It spreads and makes the tree hard to water. It's also difficult to know if the soil is dry or not as it will cover the entire surface.

Thank you, it was fun putting the planting together!

I hope it works well Jake, I may also put it in the greenhouse to stimulate root growth.

I'm hoping the roots begin to grow well soon, I think I'll put it in the greenhouse for extra humidity to be sure!

Yin and Yang with the weather! Thanks Mary and I hope to see your show on RU-vid!

Yes, they can be really good as bonsai! Happy growing!

The best time would be spring, just before the new growth emerges, but they root really easily, so anytime from spring to late summer will do as long as you keep them protected over the winter from freezing temperatures. They do need to be kept cool in the winter, but not frozen.

I would recommend a partial defoliation, removing the larger older leaves, but keeping the leaves at the growing tips. If your tree has been allowed to grow wild and is bursting with vigor, then you could defoliate and prune with the re potting.

I may have to move it to a pot with drainage as it gets larger, right now it is planted high in the pot so the roots don't get water logged. I'll definitely keep it on the dry side over winter. Thanks Ash!

The Rosemary draws up the water sitting in the bottom of the pot and by the end of the day it's beginning to dry out. I do water it really well occasionally to flush out any excess salts that might accumulate.

I liked the liverworts, too! lol

They are a really cool plant, but they can quickly overtake the surface of the soil and it makes it really hard to water. The water just runs off unless you give them multiple washes!

Yes, please work in front of a wall or other blank non-green background.

No, they do get some light from the basement windows on sunny days, but much of the time they are in the dark. It doesn't seem to hurt them at all.

Thanks. You’re an inspiration. Love your content.

The moss was just collected from my front sidewalk, happy growing!

Yes the Cicadas singing in the trees!

Thank you LKC!

Yes, they will root easily in the summer time!

Thank you very much!!!!!

Thank you Deniz!

I have tried that in my plant room and it works really well, you can get lots of aerial roots growing. I put a layer of water in the bottom and had the pot out of the water on some bricks. You can get lots of humidity on a sunny day!

I've watched the video of Bonsai Namaste. I like that India is developing their own bonsai style with the pots and displays!

I think that is a great idea! A floating island would look very nice, I'll call it Marysol island. I think i'd need an aquarium bubbler or something to move the islands around in a random fashion.

@@TheBonsaiZone Haha! That would be fitting, I am a pretty random person! Now I want to try this in one of my aquariums! Cheeky man you... I absolutely love it!

Foist by 7 seconds Mary, nice going!

I am one light year behind

One one has ever gotten a triple Foist! Both you and Dubsy have gotten 2 in a row.

I've gotten 2 also... But it's like I'm always driving these days when you upload lol

Nigel is throwing a challenge at the foist squad. It is going to be a tough competition.

Thank you!!!!

yes I saw some on Instagram looked nice, pls try it! :)

I could try it, but I'd have to do it a different location. I don't want uninvited visitors in the yard, they might take my Kapok trees by mistake.

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Very close, but a really good Soicond!

rosemarie boNsai!

Unfortunately the Rosemary prefer outdoors....are they out on the sill or inside?