BOUGAINVILLEA have to be some of the most splendid species for bonsai I have ever seen and, it is quite a pity that owners of the these plants as normal bushes, shrubs or plain old garden decorations don't

NATURE in its purest form is the simple living and breathing creation of art and, the destruction thereof as it makes room for the countless other potential creations it has planned for the future. We've

IMAGINE spending your entire life in darkness, wallowing away in the deepest, darkest corner of cold, bitter emptiness only to be chopped and reduced to the earth once every so few years. In fact, the

'NOTHING more than a magical green carpet,' this was literally the first thought that popped into my mind as I for the first time started working with what I believe has got to be the most irritating species

THE City of Dreams for many, a new beginning, a place to get truly lost and in the process discover that nobody actually cares about you - not because people are rude but simply, because it really is one

MILLIONS of South Africans have officially cast their vote in the 2019 elections which many hope will bring about the much-needed change the country sorely needs, but many have been left wondering whether

THERE'S something I've always found fascinating about rundown and abandoned old buildings. Fascinating in the sense that perhaps even time has forgotten about these places or maybe even just misplaced

WHETHER you're an avid bonsai lover or simply love ornamental trees, there are some important things to take into consideration as we approach the height of summer. (IMAGE SOURCE: pixabay.com) The trees

#BlackFriday poses a serious risk to all shoppers, irrespective of what you are buying, you are probably not giving much thought to what follows that religious hand movement you've developed over the years

MILLIONS of trees are being killed across the planet by a Southeast Asian beetle known as the shot hole borer beetle and now this species of beetle has landed in Scottburgh. For months now, the beetle

IT is with absolute sadness and discontent that I write this post today. My world has been shattered and I feel as though every further second spent without bonsai simply adds to that feeling that I have

SUPER surprised I was when only one Steemian was able to call me out on the 'potsai' reference I made in a recent post of mine - it's not every day that people 'accurately' read your posts so I thought

HELL'S Bells certainly rang from the depths of Tartarus as I sought to imprison the countless evil maniacal creations that were bestowed unto this planet, some eons ago, and perhaps some deity construed

TRACY Rowles has long been an Umkomaas (South Coast of South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal) household name that many locals are proud to be associated with. For many years now, Tracy has been the saving grace

SERIOUSLY, I wasn't kidding when I said that I had been somewhat busy these last few months. From collecting various seeds from the multitude of tree species to ordering some online and to making sure

MY financial situation at the moment has left me somewhat burdened in the sense that I am unable to go overboard with the amount of seeds and various species of tree seed I'd like to buy this month. I

TIME has gone by so fast over these last few months since I've last posted anything resembling an article at all and it feels great to be doing just that again after some two months of obvious silence

TO Those people who can afford the type of cameras and camera lenses that make photos like this look like trash, I salute you - but please do share them with us so that we may also gasp in wonder instead

NEXT to Edgar Allan Poe I'd have to say that Ralph Waldo Emerson has definitely got to be one of my favorite poets. Emerson wrote: "The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired,