BBC Gardeners World tonight

[yamadori]

Hi all, for anyone interested, tonight's episode (8th Oct) focuses on trees, and one of my friends is on the programme talking about bonsai.

Lovely. I have developed a huge love for trees recently. Whenever I see people buying little trays of annuals I feel like telling them to put them back and plant a tree instead!

Dh will love this, he has a tree obsession

We need trees - the planet needs trees

I've always wanted to have trees in my garden, but not having much room, I got round that by having little trees instead... you'd be surprised what you can turn into a bonsai.

@yamadori

We need trees - the planet needs trees

I've always wanted to have trees in my garden, but not having much room, I got round that by having little trees instead... you'd be surprised what you can turn into a bonsai.

I’ve got bonsai chillis

I looked after DS’s chilli for him last year, killed it off in the cold of my conservatory, so sowed all the seeds in the remaining fruit. Result, 24 chilli plants. He took 5. So I left the remaining ones in tiny pots, and have miniaturised chillis complete with fruits.

@MereDintofPandiculation

You can turn pretty much anything with a woody enough stem into a bonsai - I did a chilli once, too!

[quote yamadori]@MereDintofPandiculation

You can turn pretty much anything with a woody enough stem into a bonsai - I did a chilli once, too![/quote]
Of course, as all gardeners know, if you don’t give something a large enough space, you end up with a smaller plant with smaller leaves. The only exception I can think of is the mosses!

Or Japanese knotweed