Final Tour of Elandan Gardens With Bonsai Master Dan Robinson

Dan Robinson brings his fellow bonsai artists David Easterbrook and Dave DeGroot for an exclusive visit of the impressive bonsai collection and garden he has built over the last decades.
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GIVEAWAY rules for the autographed book 'Gnarly Branches, Ancient Trees: The Life and Works of Dan Robinson'
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3. Leave a comment on how you would implement some of Dan's vision or techniques for your own bonsai collection.
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The contest will end when this video reaches 2000 likes and 500 comments. We will contact the winner and ship the book at the location of their choice. The contest is open to residents of all countries.
Good luck to everyone!
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Dan Robinson series
Part 1 : • Dan Robinson : The Leg...
Part 2 : • The Gnarly Bonsai Phil...
Part 3 : • Ancient Trees and Ocea...

[@BonsaiSociety]

Hey everyone I hope you enjoyed this 4 part series about the work of Dan Robinson! Don't forget to subscribe, leave a comment and thumbs up the video. We will be giving away a signed copy of his amazing book when this video gets 500 comments! Good luck

[@shivangnisharma9448]

❤ thank you for this series, I’ve learnt so much, Dan seems really fond of you, “David has god dammed schedule “ he wanted you there for longer time, please visit him again ( with video) 😊

[@cesarurb]

Thanks David! You are amazing!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

This was so refreshing to see Dan and his ancient trees!! I hope the bonsai tours continue!!!

[@RubenM-to9iy]

When the time is right, I will definitely be implementing his no repot technique! He is truly a Bonsai/Tree Wizard!!! He deserves some kind of award for what he has accomplished and given in to the world of Bonsai! A very humble man who is dedicated to his craft and is very compassionate! Thank you very much for this Master series on Dan Robinson A true legend! Love to watch your videos! 👍🏾👍🏾

[@UnemployedPlantGuy]

Nah seeing three old dudes talk about something they’re passionate about is sick. I hope I can be as cool as Dan when I’m his age. What a legend

[@miramarmopars4405]

That is absolutely heaven on earth, an incredible display of earths treasure’s !

[@BenBSeattle]

Great seeing all of you guys hanging out. Lots decades of experience here!!

[@RocamboleMan]

Phenomenal set of videos David. Many thanks for doing them all. You and your team are doing an amazing job. It's so great having the three of you together to discuss and enjoy those wonderful trees together. Really hope you can get to the west coast again, and up here in Canada no less. Van Isle would have you back in a heartbeat. Maybe come with DeGroot in the fall? ... Also enjoying the rebrand of the channel. Would love the book .... but I guess we have to get the video to 500 comments first... hopefully this comment and like will boost it in the algorithm. :)

[@BonsaiSociety]

Thank you for taking the time to write this awesome and positive comment💚🙏🏼

[@carlosponte9907]

Fantastic series. I'm 65 so I still have some gnarliness to develop. Dan is such an inspiration, and a beautiful character!!

[@BonsaiSociety]

A true force of nature!

[@gobonsai811]

so much experience and knowledge combined by these three masters

[@lukewilliams6507]

Awesome work, such a gnarly iconic figure👍 could listen to Dan Robinson for hours and days and still learn something new.

[@Chercher4848]

Omg so impressive! Thank you David. I think my mouth was opened during the entire tour. It was never ending. 👍

[@snox7320]

Another brilliant look into Dan's garden .

[@hamishmcghie1645]

What an amazing tour of Dans garden.. More than just bonsai.. a true master.

[@nickmahon2721]

Has not re-potted some trees in 65 years. Just amazing. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@bonsaibythesea]

Coffee with Dan what a treat thanks David narrrly

[@djctactics5811]

This dude is so cool. It would be a pleasure to meet him and tour his garden

[@andrewvogel9261]

What a legend with amazing legendary trees! Thanks

[@lorneboissonneault8269]

Really enjoyed following your Fall West Coast trip David, felt like we were part of the group. Kudos to Nick for helping you share this unique and great content!

[@tobywilson4876]

Fantastic video David and thanks Dan for letting us see your amazing trees

[@OlufsWaterview]

Dan has quite the collection!! So cool!

[@Eric.D.519]

Really enjoyed the video series. Thanks!

[@12345dyar]

Thank you David for sharing your amazing trip

[@robtlyra]

It is an infinite collection,,, how many trees there ,... Wow

[@johncaldwell3558]

WOW!!!!!!......AWESOME.............FANTASTIC SERIES.....THANK YOU SO MUCH .

[@KurisuBonsai]

Foist!? Brilliant set of films, thanks!

[@loganforgey4281]

Great series, really enjoyed that. I’m going to have to drive up there this summer for a visit.

[@aesotope1592]

As a bonsai beginner there is so much information to assimilate. However, the guiding principal I would take from Dan is to replicate a tree's natural environment as best as possible and to just let a tree do what a tree does best.

[@HoundStuff]

That was a fantastic series! Thanks for sharing that. Great garden, neat guy, lots of fun watching that and hearing all of the stories.

[@Chris-oq6kn]

Great series dave. ! I would prob implement more age and carving to my trees along with the twisting and contorted style. I love the gnarly effect on his trees.i feel like dan has the ultimate connection with nature and i think to find that u have to go collecting. Alot of what he does he sees in nature and portrays these images that he sees in life of these very old trees.u can wire a tree, carve a tree ,style a tree but the trees he has u can tell has been withered away by nature itself and i feel like its very hard to duplicate that and that is why his collection seems soo special to me. I can see the old age twisted and contorted style of tree and its something i forget about because i have alot of young trees. Loved the stories and the walkthrough. Thank u dan dave and the whole team.

[@MF-fc5vk]

Dan is a true artist in the bosai world, love his work. And wow, Those pines are the most natural ive seen. His style is unique... a fan from south west uk....

[@thomasherceg684]

I am also new to Bonsai and do appreciate the somewhat natural style on these miniature trees .

[@circleasylvan8802]

Always interesting to hear what Dan has to say about everything

[@robmartin3312]

What a great philosophy Dan has ..so different an approach in his trees. They look great as well. Definitely will try to manage a couple of mine the same way.

[@margaretsims4344]

Thank you for the wonderful tour. Such an amazing place.

[@briankavanagh7191]

Three old codgers talking sense about Bonsai, a fabulous series.

[@christopheossart777]

J'ai adoré cette visite avec ce parc naturel et surtout des arbres de qualité ! Merci pour ces vidéos .

[@petestronach4949]

what a fascinating and beautiful video thank you all you've put me in a good and inspired mood and i wasn't and you all have reminded me to put myself back into bonsai again peace is found in nature 🙏✌️🫡

[@suhaomyson]

it's so beautiful that I can't describe it

[@jarvisalden9019]

Did I miss the giveaway? What a fantastic series. Thanks so much. I am really interested in his idea of pruning later in the season, I am very keen to experiment with that. Also I'm absolutely going to look for a stone to plant a tree in now. Some of those stones I wouldn't have believed could support a tree as thick as he has on them. Very inspiring. I'll end up rewatching this many times.

[@magnusgregersen3823]

Amazing tour, the trees are just stunning to look at. Looking forward to more videos👍

[@jtkruk]

What a pleasure to be part of this conversation and tour of fantastic garden Mr. Dan Robinson is a bonsai North American treasure. Thank you

[@paveljah]

thanks for sharing footage from this mindblowing place

[@paulmoult1916]

So good to get to get a walk around with Dan Robinson and hear his stories.

[@Amanda-rr1hj]

Just finished final episode .Dan Robinson surely has a magical place. Gnarly is best out west. Amazing trees ,Thank you for the look into his bonsai world .

[@nmhansen]

I was so happy to be able to visit his garden last September. I got to talk with Dan for a while too, which was great. Amazing trees, great person.

[@twilliam4986]

I’m definitely going to try to improve my carving skills after watching these videos! I can’t believe that he doesn’t repot his trees, could be the reason they look so naturally stunted and ancient! Lots to think about after hearing his techniques!

[@leszekrybak5067]

Dan is amazing. Had an honor of visiting him in Sumer 2022 and got a private tour of the garden and his amazing trees... just like that. Down to Earth true passionate bonsai master. I am going back for sure, one afternoon is just enough to scratch the surface at his magic kingdom...

[@stephenkoebcke9070]

That place and hearing Dan talk is like dieing and going to heaven listening to the angels sing. Great work David. Steve.

[@FIZZYYAM]

Bless him, he was so excited to show you around.

[@bonsai_life_style]

I love his trees , what a crazy guy I hope I'll be same in his age.

[@BonsaiCornwall]

I throughly enjoyed these videos, thank you! Count me in for the singed book 📚🪴💚

[@joannetanner7282]

Really loved and enjoyed the video on your visit. The book sounds like it will be a keeper

[@jenskarlsson4744]

He really like his gnarly !!!!

[@nillysbonsai9636]

The last Few Tour videos at Dans have been amazing. Such Inspirational trees and conservation built on life time of knowledge! Thanks for sharing this 😊

[@good_brake]

This is such a delightful garden, I'm surprised it's built on top of a landfill.

[@zantlozantlom4752]

Always amazing garden to visit. Thanks, David, David, and Dan for staring in the show.❤

[@gracepeterson7483]

What a treasure trove of both knowledge and beauty! It makes me wish I would have started bonsai back in the 1970s. Oh well. Thank you for sharing.

[@christianhuber4054]

What an amazing series, thanks a lot

[@philiphernanenervida3023]

I do really appreciate his skills and also for being hardworking caring and loving to his own artwork 💤💫⭐💥🖐☝top 1 🇵🇭🇬🇧atsuuup 👍

[@eriklheureux7879]

His trees are amazing!

[@ralfish2008]

What a great series. I'm thinking on how to incorporate the idea of having the top die off maybe needing to be carved even, then let the gnarly stuff happen....Its an interesting way to deal with sacrifice branches or tops etc..

[@ianrobinson8718]

For me Dan is the true bonsai man? Collecting his own material and working them over a life time. ( Amazing ) thanks.

[@stephenkacer7261]

I really enjoyed these videos I can never get enough of Dan he is by far my favorite bonsai artist with the best trees but most of all just a wonderful person… Thank you 🙏

[@sandman9650]

Seems like a very interesting fellow, and a hell of a collection. Thanks for taking us along.

[@renzmachiela309]

Amazing tour. Thanks David!

[@matthewyakabuski9620]

Amazingly insightful . Dan is such a wealth of knowledge . I love how natural his deadwood looks . Great vid David

[@mephitis4343]

Thoroughly enjoyed this series of videos. I think I will reconsider the apex of some of my trees after seeing Dan's collection to try to achieve an older look. I'll also think about maybe reducing the repotting frequency since he has had some of those trees in the same pot for decades! Thanks for the wonderful content. Time to dream about sublimation and "gnarly" trees. 😊😊

[@user-kq9id1ls6y]

New to the world of bonsai. I enjoyed watching and old salt tell it like it is . Nature doesn't repot so why should we. Going to try it on a garden stock Crepe Myrtle I am learning from.

[@mcbabs7495]

ces arbres vieux et authentiques m'ont profondément marqué, un grand merci à vous Monsieur Easterbrook!

[@zachjohnson4472]

I went to Elandan Gardens once about 12 years ago. I got to meet Dan and chat with him a bit. Such a great person and a wealth of knowledge/ wisdom. Thank you so much for this series of videos!

[@darrellwalker1934]

Going to try the later in the summer candle cutting.

[@35Roux]

J’adore ! Merci pour la petite série de vidéos

[@matthewwood4008]

Three living legends in one video,thanks for sharing David

[@vladimirtrousil677]

Dan is living bonsai legend. His aproach to nature is amazing. Thanks David for sharing.

[@Damogar]

Great video tour of the garden.

[@tacobonsai]

Literally a goal to be one of those guys someday. so interesting the stories behind the trees and hearing his opinions and experience. fantastic collection

[@jordaneeles5913]

Loves seeing Elandan Gardens. I've been reading that book this week and it's great!

[@joannevandyke5112]

Fantastic, thanks for the set of videos

[@duanefukumoto3055]

Love hearing Dan talk about his trees

[@joshchang8241]

I love Dan Robinson’s work! Thank you for the wonderful tour! I hope you had a great trip David.

[@elementalbonsai]

I would definitely improve my carving techniques and go for those knarly curved branch technique. And use the high nitrogen that he talks about when fertilizing his trees . AWSOME VIDEO ! 👌💯

[@felixdesgagne-ge6bh]

I love this video! I am new to bonsai so I’d just take in as much as I can from that book

[@AlexBraunton]

Wow! What an incredible collection of trees. So much history and knowledge with Dan and his trees. Thank you for sharing

[@christophe5740]

Thank you for the tour!

[@leavlymwinga1997]

This is amazing 👏🏾👏🏾

[@mathieudubuc2947]

Really nice collection of wonderfull diversity of three. Personnaly, I think that I will try on some of mine to choose a nice pot that will be there unique bed for life. Don't know how much success I'll be able to have this way, but it can be aan interesting experimentation.

[@timpack8882]

Excellent series! I love the food for thought and history that you were able to showcase. Thank you for documenting and sharing your and Dan’s immense breadth of experience with bonsai care and aesthetics.

[@HavardStreAndresen]

These videos are so awesome.😀

[@Roch112]

I remember visiting Elandan last year, and watching garden helpers defoliating maples in July, I believe. That’s something I need to try with several of my trees. He’s built such a magical place, from absolutely nothing. So impressive.

[@bonsaikrcchannel-lo7nh]

Its beautiful 👍

[@missaleromanum5614]

2300 year old Rocky Mountain juniper. Unbelievable!

[@zanderparkin951]

Such an inspiration. Hopefully in 60 years I’ll have a tree half as good as one of Dans

[@tomtres5650]

Thanks for the tour!

[@richarddetriquet9642]

Thanks so much David for this wonderful video tour with Dan. I just love all the informal conversation and insights provided. It really motivates me in my bonsai hobby

[@hanzifaction]

Beautiful trees!

[@falcore_fox34]

Dan is inspirational! I'm very new to bonsai, but I love hearing all the stories. So many tips and ideas on developing the beauty of age~

[@franciscoeme]

Thanks for sharing !

[@RyanFish825]

Amazing those trees only get potted up once, never repotting seems so unreal to me, especially now, heading into spring repotting season, it's a very busy time of year for every bonsai artist that I know. A very unique practice that seems like it's worked well for him! Great video David! Thanks for bringing us along!

[@thomasherceg684]

As a novice , my knowledge and fascination is with putting these trees in such a small pot ! But the realization is that in nature this happens naturally , seeing a tree growing in a crevice of rock where there is very little soil , and nutrients . It lives happily.

[@RyanFish825]

@@thomasherceg684 very true! Nature truly is amazing. I'm at my happiest surrounded by my trees.

[@santhoshissac8812]

wooooow extremely work

[@mszura1898]

Thanks for the video great job

[@FoxyFoxyShazam]

Amazing that he doesn't repot! I may experiment with that a little.