Bonsai Garden Tour : Elandan Gardens with Dan Robinson

In this video, we visit Elandan Gardens in Bremerton, Washington. Dan Robinson was kind enough to give us a full tour of his garden. Known for his "gnarly" style, he gives us some history on his trees as well as his approach to bonsai and what major elements he looks for when working with his trees. Hosted by Jason Chan of Eastern Leaf. www.easternleaf...
To learn more about his garden, please visit www.elandangard... or visit his nursery in Bremerton, Washington.

[@getintothewildwithjeffruma8777]

Out of every bonsai person I have ever listened to this man is by far the most impressive. I could listen to him talk about trees and bonsai all day.

[@kebendel]

Best garden Ive ever seen, may also be described as “gnarly”

[@davypaul9827]

I could walk and listen to the stories for weeks. His style is my style...meaning, I agree with all he says. have learned...ground growing is the way, unless you get a yamadori, or buy a trunk. Again, I prefer the natural styling and a larger tree. No one style is better than another....its all preference, personal. Jason Thanks for all you do!! truly!

[@davypaul9827]

forgot to mention...Im also a rock hound and he has some stellar geology. Rocks and trees....that's me!!! hahaha

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Amazing trees Dan and thanks Jason for the excellent tour!

[@easternleaf]

Thanks Nigel!

[@MrJandslegate]

This is one of my favorite KZbin videos period. I can't even guess how many times I've watched it

[@MF-fc5vk]

Just got Dan's book. Can't wait to read it.

[@jbvincent47]

I was just there last weekend and it is gorgeous there. He's also very friendly and welcoming to everyone, and more than willing to share his advice to those just getting started.

[@sadiedangel]

Ohhh I used to live in Bremerton, and I LOVE this place!!!

[@ernestoesperil6720]

best garden ive ever seen

[@stevevaughn2040]

I know I am late, here, but thank you. I visit grandkids in Bremerton every Christmas and always wanted to visit this garden. My wife is going next week but I have to keep my garden going. The kids are moving to Texas so I won't be seeing the garden

[@nightcoder5k]

Amazing garden. He's got some of the best trees. Dan knows his stuff. What an incredible view in the background.

[@tribeofnan888]

Amazing devotion to his art. Must be a beautiful peaceful place to visit. Great video thank you.

[@claudiopereira6433]

wonderful place! Paradise on earth! Great bonsai! Congratulations!

[@lorenwoodson9164]

Fantastic video, thanks so much. What a pearl at the end from Dan about getting robust trunk growth by planting starter trees in the ground and training them there (I guess with minimal pruning). Keep your great videos coming, Jason!

[@themidger1]

Loren Woodson bonsai is just an extension of niwaki and Japanese pruning technique in general. You can apply the techniques to anything in the ground and get awesome forms and structure!

[@oneandonlyjaybee]

Love how the alpines plants at 4:18 really complete the look of that tree.

[@lakeelsinorebonsai1203]

Awesome collections! Dan is the best! Thanks Jason for the tour! 👍👍🌲

[@cerealkiller8882]

This place looks awesome!!! Definitely going to visit for niwaki inspiration/ideas.

[@maikogarou8927]

This video is fantastic in many ways. A host that is quickly revealed to be knowledgeable, familiar with and interested in the subject Who inquires and comments but let's his guest do the talking. And the guest is knowledgeable, gracious and comfortable to visit with. I have taken to slowing the playback down when rewatching to spend more time looking at the trees. The Bar for quality of subject discovery and competence in discussing that subject is set with this presentation. Thank you, Jason and Dan. Viva Elandan.

[@garydeluca1475]

Knows how to collect a true artist

[@notravelerreturns7903]

Wow, great trees! Really enjoy the gnarly look he has achieved.

[@eatsleeptravel888]

Very very very nice collection . It just goes on and on and on. Omg! Happy camper!

[@jpalmer1967]

My home town! Excellent video, thanks again!

[@mattbrennan647]

Just amazing. Heaven on earth. Thanks

[@tinatong7702]

Omg ❤️❤️❤️ amazing garden , beside a beautiful lake... Beautiful view 💕💕💕

[@tinatong7702]

Thanks so much for a wonderful video clip

[@charliemosse3006]

Really like Dan's work. Bought his book to have a nice reference. Thanks for doing the video.

[@rosanadancel7225]

This is a wonderful garden. Thank you.

[@FIZZYYAM]

"branch cutters are the enemy of good bonsai" great video, really enjoyed.

[@RedRockShane]

Love these tour videos

[@joshuadaniels2229]

Awesome trees! What a great artist!!

[@tonydavies8683]

the grandest thing is this is at the bottom of my road across the highway now that they put a new BIG culvert in i think i can get there almost any time i want

[@renatopamoso6774]

Soo mystical bonsai trees , really WONDERFUL AND AMAZING!!! Thank u.

[@sallymay3000]

Amazing bonsai collection!!

[@trentgage]

These trees are fantastic.

[@SmokeyCue]

That garden is amazing.

[@waterlover]

that garden is my dream

[@twodogsyyc6729]

Wow some amazing trees. Thanks for sharing I wish I could give two 👍 👍

[@jnk3775]

This is a very large garden. I enjoy it.

[@dk2614]

A wonderful place I must visit

[@mohdalihan4244]

5 05 : look at his arm...a true bonsai master...gnarly since 1950's

[@BenBSeattle]

Always thumbs up on Dan!

[@brookscarroll6418]

Wow amazing trees!

[@hectordehesa2118]

This was awesome!

[@mickhua9113]

This guy is the Jimmy Paige of Bonsai, his bonsais is what you would see if there was a stairway to heaven.

[@mauriciofavaretto4128]

Wow...Amazing!

[@smeedgar]

Beautiful.

[@BiffTannenBTTF]

That's it. I'm going this weekend!

[@memyself1670]

Wow amazing!

[@jayvillanoza3952]

Can you and dan do a demo? Would love to see you both work on one of those gnarly trees!

[@eamonnoneill1317]

Awesome. What a dude! Also 1:35 just a Big Boy! hahaha

[@benbishop1131]

probably just a newbie question but would have loved to hear his advice on digging up old trees in the wild, when to leave it be, times of year, how much roots can you afford to lose and anything else.

[@cartucho360]

Amazing man

[@jimijamesmarshall2328]

Did I spot a rare Sasquatch sighting in the background at 6:15???

[@ricklandaubonsai5506]

The stories he must have!

[@jjbjjbh]

How does one water all these incredible bonsai trees/plants every day? I don't see any sprinklers or soaker hoses or drip irrigation in the pots. Would love to know the answer.

[@TheGoalkeeper8]

It's the northwest most of the time rains , the summer we doit by hand Dan or his students .

[@coreymarkham9511]

So what is meant by training the seedlings in the ground ? Because he also said in the same sentence not to prune too much

[@erindewan6758]

Corey Markham I think it is more about training the roots to splay out and look interesting so that as the soil level is moved down over the years it reveals a fascinating, artful, complicated root system. I think.

[@coreymarkham9511]

Erin Dewan oh I see thanks for clearing that up, so how would he develop the trunk during this time, because I think he says he only using clip and grow but also says not to prune too much. Just confused lol do you know of any videos that explain this process?

[@erindewan6758]

Corey Markham I have no idea. I’ve seen a video or two where they arrange the roots of seedlings so they will look good when the tree is mature but I’m not sure about trunk.

[@jimijamesmarshall2328]

'Training' in the ground guys is about thickening of the trunk quickly. As he showed there, the trident maple grown only in the pot had only about one quarter of the size that the one grown in the ground had. Great advice by Dan as he's been growing trees for decades and has the advantage of hindsight. I've found so far that it's advantageous to grow your seedlings in a pot for a few years to establish some nebari(surface roots) shape before putting them in the ground and letting them grow away. What he meant by not pruning them too much is to let them grow to thicken more before cutting them back to create curves and character in the trunk.

[@easternleaf]

Hi Corey, Dan is referring to letting the branches grow rather than continually cut them while the tree is still young. The volume of branches (left unpruned) will lead to a thicker trunk faster. On the maple at the end, he left a sacrifice branch (one that will eventually be removed) on the trunk until he felt he achieved the desired trunk thickness. Hope this helps clarify!

[@user-bx2sn4cx3h]

актуально всегда, как ученье философа.

[@dongkreng0552]

Woww keren...

[@joannbenbow2709]

Dan is the best....you might knarley

[@arturassasnauskas6961]

Nr1

[@bilgiguctur8317]

Perfect place by water for a bonsai garden! It must cost millions of dollars!

[@alfredgrechbonsailicious4827]

'Corruption of Japanese guidelines'. I like that.

[@sallymay3000]

❤️

[@riccidelacruz8093]

lucky guy

[@MomoTv24]

Guess his favorite word in the dictionary. Hint : It rhymes with Barley

[@aaronspain3387]

Why does he keep saying "bone sigh"? It's pronounced "BONSAI".

[@coltoncarlson5145]

Loved the garden, but ummmmmmmm he sounds like he’s just digging up any tree he sees fit, he didn’t specify (my friends land, or I asked the land owner) he just says I found that in the mountains near Boulder Colorado. 😖🙏 just saying, always gotta be ethical and respectful when gathering your material

[@TheGoalkeeper8]

He collected from the mountains and he have permission that you need to get . Some from old landscapes to be renewed .