What Is Penjing - Discussion & Creation of a Bonsai Landscape

In this video we talk about the creation of Penjing and Padmapriya makes a lovely bonsai landscape out of Chinese Elms.
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[@jerryzhang8414]

I’m honored being part of this vide. Thank you Peter and Pad.🎉❤

[@peterchan3100]

Thank you Jerry.

[@jayantanaskar44]

Absolutely beautiful sir

[@mick681]

An absolutely brilliant video. Any bonsai enthusiast would give their right arm to own that penjing. Pad made it look so simple and I'm sure has inspired many to have a go at making one for themselves. Peter is quite correct in saying if it pleases you do it, rules are there to be broken. Thank you for posting this it is very inspiring.

[@Mike-126]

Very interesting video. Thank you.

[@kalpersaud9132]

Beautiful video

[@t3dwards13]

That's an awesome composition!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Great to see Jerry again!! The landscape turned out really nice!! Thanks Peter!

[@peterchan3100]

I am looking forward to meeting you again in England in February

[@jerryzhang8414]

Thank you 🎉I am sure that you will enjoy your trip to Peter’s place.

[@t3dwards13]

Great discussion!!! It's rare when Sir Peter doesn't talk over someone...I think it shows when he truly respects them.

[@CarlBridge58]

When Peter is in the video, Padma feels rushed I think. His nature is so much more relaxed :) I love Padma "solo" videos because of that.

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Superb!!!

[@phillipmiller6747]

That looks much like we have here in Colorado. Rocks, mountains, and beautiful little trees

[@deepanjanbanerjee3491]

Lovely and good to see Padmapriya back doing what he enjoys so much !

[@isameert]

with such a soft but so enthouisastic voice!

[@japanesemaplesbonsai7133]

Penjing … I don’t yet have one but I might just have to make one. I would love a deshojo penjing. Thanks and very educational, thank you

[@andreamundt]

19:40 The moment he put that tree in the pot everything suddenly feels right and beautiful. Aah💚!

[@rebornshoebag]

He is very good at it. Fantastic mate. I admire your artwork 🎉

[@MrChausner]

Such a fantastic video today USA Michigan

[@Jen-w1i]

I loved this video! I know what I will be doing this spring;) Could you also do the video that has it sitting in water?

[@raymondplodzien7459]

I have been thinking of doing a penjing in the spring. Such an inspiring video. Great work.

[@jeffhurst4744]

What an interesting and introduction video. Using individual bonsai trees and plants in a rocky/mountain scenery setting. Each use of rocks, trees, plants, etc. to make a beautiful visual marvel. I will need to try it. Thank you.

[@BonsaiSerBull]

🌳 Bonito paisaje. 👍

[@MidniteSan]

Love it... Creative and fun, Thx for sharing Peter and Padma 👍

[@irenedelahaye1307]

All the video's are so informative, beautifully presented. & easy to understand. Look forward to visiting Herons soon until then will be watching more video's. Thank You Peter

[@davemead4504]

Amazing work pad!! Love the t shirt too. 🙏🏻

[@andreastocker1740]

Really really beautiful work!! I would love to see a longer version of making this. Even if it takes 2 hours. One that shows all the difficulties solved and the process of wiring the rocks and trees in, please!

[@grandmagrace9453]

Thank you for the show and everyone's input in the process! I love this creative natural looking jumble of elements. just lovely. It makes me happy to see it done. I make mini landscapes for my misc. jade trees with fresh picked moss and interesting rocks from Lake Erie for my own pleasure- good to know there's such an interesting name for something similar made with traditional bonsai!

[@tonigoldenberg3]

I love this video showing a Penjing being created. Excited to try one myself !!!!

[@cs3742]

Padmapriya❤

[@grokeffer6226]

Beautiful!!

[@johnberry1107]

New to me. Thank you. Yes, the nuance of word-meaning. Stay safe.

[@kalpersaud9132]

Hi Peter can you make a video about aquatic bonsai such as lotuses

[@arturassasnauskas6961]

Masterpiece ❤

[@lasalace]

It's really beautifull and amazing. Thanks guys for sharing your knowledge.

[@christianeherault5918]

Magnifique vidéo avec ce paysage que l'on voit naitre sous nos yeux. Merci à Peter, et à Padma pour cette création.

[@rsa420]

We really need more of Prad @peter

[@joegarland4885]

😂great video of the making of penjing, my thoughts are the same as a few others a pity he wasn’t given a much longer time to achieve what he would be happy with, I wouldn’t mind betting he will pull it apart and start again to create a planting he will be happy with, these penjing can’t be created in half an hour maybe a couple of hours would be sufficient. Thank you for the video Peter.

[@rosanadancel7225]

So nice of Jerry to visit you. Good work. Thanks

[@jerryzhang8414]

Thank you ❤

[@christopheaubertin2419]

Hi. Thanks for this vidéo, a lot of inspiration.

[@cccreator1]

What an amazing piece of work, this is something I must try myself. Thank you for sharing.

[@attilalevai7630]

Thank you for uploading this footage! After being in bonsai for a little while now I am about to try my hand at making something like this.

[@MrChausner]

Loved this video, Padma did a great job, beautiful 😮

[@almac2598]

Thanks Team. A lovely creation.

[@AsiaPacificGarden]

Thank you, Peter, for making this video. As someone who is trained in the Lingnan style of Penjing, my style can sometimes go against people who have only studied bonsai.

[@robinbennett3531]

Thankyou for this inspiring movie

[@jeremystandifird5884]

Excellent presentation! This how-to motivates me to continue stretching out. I had my first experience with muck a couple weeks ago while making my first slate potting. I used bentonite clay instead of akadama due to availability, and it worked great. Now my goal is to plan out my first penjing! Thank you so much for continuing to teach me. I watch so many of your videos I feel like a virtual-apprentice 🙂

[@TanglewoodSoapCompany]

This is incredibly beautiful!! More of these Pad creations please!!

[@angieb6899]

Oh my …… been waiting for a long time for a video like this. My hat goes off to you Pad. You are a true master of penjing. More videos like this please 😬😬😬

[@rizakozanoglu1342]

This is absolutely beautiful. I am very new to bonsai scene at the age of sixty , I was recommended to pickup gardening after a heart attack and a stroke so I thought bonsai would help me to heal somewhat, after all I decided to practice gardening in a pot. I’m yet to understand and learn many things to call I’m an expert but your videos are very very good and help me a lot. I thank you for sharing so much knowledge and experience on line 😊

[@hendrikmilitzer441]

I love it.

[@roweng.4245]

A few years ago, without any knowledge of this technique, I created a landscape in a shallow 22 cm ceramic bowl - a pale green glazed, slightly irregular piece from a student pottery sale. This was not designed as one of the of rather twee "fairy gardens" that were somewhat popular then, but a mossy moor, leading to a single standing stone, about 8 cm high. There is a small dark depression in the ground at the base of the stone, into which I placed a very small, water-smoothed pebble of white quartz, echoing those sometimes found in old holy wells.

[@lisawagner6076]

What a fabulous video and what a fabulous project!!! Thank you!

[@GoBlesstheSky]

I like to find a moss that suits me, a short tight moss or lichen that will cling to the surface, and grind it up to small pieces and dust it on the surface I wish to cover. Each fragment will become the center of a patch that will grow and merge with it's neighbors. I find almost as much pleasure in growing a nice pot of moss as much as I do caring for the trees.

[@sagebonsai]

Great video Peter, I had a few small penjing desert styles I worked on a few years back. After losing everything I'm working on things back. Yet again you've inspired me to create a large one. Where the desert becomes mountain range.

[@user-zg1sl4si7d]

Wonderful video and such a beautiful penjing. Does Herons sell the fine black gravel?

[@harrietb2141]

Beatiful😍

[@federicomeiners9483]

Well done David Beckham

[@jakicatancabelic9436]

Absolutely lovely! Creating landscapes is so inspiring.

[@davidwhite5800]

Just like the mountains of Bosnia. 👍

[@mckayleavitt7621]

excellently done!

[@davidoneill5962]

Thanks for this video Lads Im starting to sway towards Penjing lately Well done Pad,you done well in just a few minutes ,amazing

[@davidhaughan]

A thoroughly enjoyable video, would love to see more of this of this landscape style if that could be possible at some point. The little bridge looked great, maybe there could have been a little Heron standing at the pond. Anyway this is one I will watch again.

[@dariokrizman3117]

thx master

[@jamesa7506]

My favorite style of bonsai! Well done 👍 When you think you know everything you will certainly learn nothing.

[@peterchan3100]

Well said!

[@cor3944]

I found on internet that the difference between Chinese and Japanese bonsai lays in that the Chinese often includes rocks and miniature figures in addition to the tree (=penjing), while Japanese typically focuses solely on the tree. Thank you for the video!

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

Japanese Tree and the Pot, then you can argue about why your pot is wrong, that is why Dan Robinson uses rock for his pots, says nobody ever says that is the wrong rock for this tree ;)

[@t3dwards13]

​@@steveanacorteswa3979 😂😂😂That's a great point!!!

[@jerryzhang8414]

There’s no right or wrong. Penning is your own scenery in your pot, and also your view point of the world in your own mind.

[@jerryzhang8414]

You just use trees, pots, rocks, with your hands and minds to express your thoughts.

[@asianangie7209]

Beautiful!

[@zimartiste1]

great job, well done

[@JacoBurnsPS5]

What kind of species he was talking about before he mentioned Chinese elms? Great video! Amazing creation 😊

[@ishamakkusu]

Cotoneaster

[@MIMMO4068]

bello, mi piace

[@anhdang6451]

Good

[@zbarcalab4390]

What a nice "bosnian" penjing, you have to love Bosnia style bonsai xddddd

[@MAMLeers]

Interesting video. But, since we do not always have these kind of rocks available, I might have an alternative. It's much cheaper... I started this method about a year ago and it turned out to be very succesful so far. This is how I proceed: take a piece of lava rock and put it on a (thick) pile of clothes, to prevent too much vibration. Be sure that the lava rock is soaking wet first, to prevent it from breaking apart. Of course you should do this, before putting it on the pile of clothes... Then take an old, little stone drill (or perhaps better: another kind of drill, for instance, one that is hardly usable anymore) and put it in a drilling machine with very low gear possibillity. High power is not necessary at all. Choose a machine setting for normal drilling/screwing, not "stone drilling" (to prevent breaking the rock)! Then very slowly drill one or two little holes in the lower part of the lava rock: you should choose a very low speed! Take your time, again: to prevent the rock from falling apart. Then you can anchor the rock in your pot with wire (not necessarily aluminium wire, by the way; I use thin stainless steel wire - it's very strong and much cheaper...). If possible, put part of the roots/rootball under the rock first, to anchor also the tree more or less at the same thime when you anchor the lava rock or rocks! Then add soil and so on. There are quite a few advantages in my opinion, when you follow these proceedings. First, it's very much cheaper. Second: the rough surface of lava is very suitable for roots and moss or other plants or trees, to grow on (if you wish). Third: lava soaks up quite a lot of water, to help roots to grow and obtain moist conditions. Fourth: it's very, very much lighter without any doubt. Fifth: since glue is not necessary, after (for example) a few years, you can easily break up your scenery and start all over again or improve or change it. This way, you can use even very simple pots or trees or bushes, and make a very nice little (bonsaï) scenery. Because it can easily be done by everybody if you act slowly and carefully, I would suggest: give it a try - it's quite simple! Succes and good luck to you and your team, mr Chan! Greetings from the Netherlands.🙂

[@peterchan3100]

Sounds great what you are doing - improvising and using what is available is always the best. I always look forward to your contribution on this channel. Thank you.

[@MAMLeers]

You're very wellcome! If of any use, I gladly contribute a little.@@peterchan3100

[@p_l12]

This was amazing to watch!

[@Winny-woo-woo]

Fab, love it ❤

[@Jen-w1i]

Great video! I was wondering how to do a root over rock bonsai.

[@WhatIsMisophonia]

Some times people can miss the trees for the forest, but sometimes people can miss the forest for the trees. I love attention to detail on individual bonsai, but I love forests and small landscapes too. Let's not forget that bonsai is 'miniature'. If the Japanese don't think the Chinese are doing landscapes right, let them show the Chinese how landscapes are done properly, or they can sod off, as the English say :P

[@peterchan3100]

Well said my friend. Thats calling a spade a spade.

[@frederickdominguez4829]

Awesome video. When I do this the hard part is how to water it without washing off the soil and muck. Any tips.

[@shelbyfries8304]

😃

[@johnlindell5024]

🔥🔥

[@9daywonda]

Nice to meet you Jerry where's TOM?

[@jerryzhang8414]

You’re TOM😅

[@ulrikek359]

"Bosnia Landscape" I was confused if there is maybe a special bosnien way of doing bonsai😉

[@Dnn411]

❤

[@SuperNova496]

They resemble like Aquascaping rocks, can use them as well..

[@williemills2657]

Whatever it is called its beautiful 😂

[@HommeTerre]

👍✨🙏

[@bullzdawguk]

A Bosnia landscape bonsai. Interesting. I was unaware Bosnia was in China. 🤣

[@westvirginiaglutenfreepepp7006]

I haven't watched the video yet so I might be proven wrong but I'm guessing the title is not supposed to say "Bosnia landscape"

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌👌🙂

[@riooo7039]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@FIZZYYAM]

Penjing is the ability to add another zero to the for sale price.

[@edchesnut7309]

Um, might want correct the title for this video. It has no connection to "bosnia" (should be bonsai 😉)

[@peterchan3100]

Sorry for the typo - so easily done.

[@houseofintent]

The guy is working too fast. Slow down. It’s bonsai not an Olympic sprint. Great composition though

[@stanhill3980]

We dont need to see picking the roots, one is enough

[@PresidentJorgeBush]

Master

[@user-zg1sl4si7d]

Wonderful video and such a beautiful penjing. Does Herons sell the fine black gravel?