Stopped by Home Depot to get some lumber and wandered through the garden center, just to see what they had left at this time of year. Everything was 50% off. Picked up this azalea for $3.60. I stuck it in the ground at home and can't wait till spring to start working on it.
[img]https://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae50/marsman61/Bonsai/Azalea/DSC_0045.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae50/marsman61/Bonsai/Azalea/DSC_0048.jpg[/img]
Check out that nebari!
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My teacher, Todd Hansen at [url=https://www.sanctuarybonsai.com/]Sanctuary Bonsai[/url] in East Hartford, thinks it would make a nice Root Over Rock. Not sure if I want to go that route.
In 5-10 years, I'd hope it might look something like this:
[img]https://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae50/marsman61/Bonsai/Azalea/Nebari.jpg[/img]
Or this:
[img]https://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae50/marsman61/Bonsai/Azalea/bonsai-azalea2.jpg[/img]
In 5-10 years, I'd hope it might look something like this:
[img]https://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae50/marsman61/Bonsai/Azalea/Nebari.jpg[/img]
Or this:
[img]https://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae50/marsman61/Bonsai/Azalea/bonsai-azalea2.jpg[/img]