The Bonsai Garden of Bill Valavanis - Greenwood Bonsai

[@9daywonda]

Some nice bonsai there man.

[@murphyorama]

I love Bill Valavanis' collection; thanks Corin.

[@sylviahardy4568]

Corin, your enthusiasm is as wonderful as the bonsai themselves 😊

[@Kjbrunzo]

I appreciate what Bill has done for bonsai in America over the last several decades. Over the last few years I've ordered a few rare bonsai starters from his catalogue, but in early 2023 my purchase was never processed and tried contacting for just a simple explanation. I never received a response, and for THAT simple reason I likely will never order again. Sure was nice to see where my 'Koto Hime' originated though. Nice tour. 👍🏽

[@lisawagner6076]

Thank you for coming to my country to teach!! And thank you for the tour of the garden trees. Safe travels back to the UK.

[@willbhm]

What an amazing place to be, it’s so peaceful there and all of Bills trees are beautiful it’s hard to pick what Maple I’d love in my collection as they all look stunning 😜

[@johnstarkey4959]

Thanks for showing us around Bills beautiful garden / nursery Corin .like you said , those dwarf Scots pines were stunning .

[@janegardener1662]

How nice to have the garden to yourself early in the morning. Such beautiful trees. Thanks for the tour.

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Thanks for sharing Corin. Safe travels.

[@HarusaiBonsai]

Wonderful Work

[@adsminibuild5791]

Great to see again. Thanks fir sharing 👍

[@phillipwaterman5721]

Wow what a great bonsai garden thanks corin

[@777greglee]

That’s just stunning. I love the variety Bill has.

[@robertobreglia9224]

Beautiful collection! Thank you Corin!👍👍👍

[@JohnThurlbeck]

Fabulous, Corin! Thank you for taking the time to do this video!

[@Goshtkub]

Thank you Corin for sharing

[@boogiloushou]

Fabulous! Thanks Corin 😄

[@bonsaisuiseki3389]

Thank you Corin!

[@antonisanagnostopoulos4809]

Truly amazing! Thanks for sharing. I must come and visit. Just started in the bonsai hobby. Always love it but too scared to even consider trying. Now trying and looking forward to hopefully meeting you William. Corin UK a touch to far. Also great work sir! The pair of you!

[@thegoose8545]

The absolute bees knees. Love the composition outside.

[@bonsaisn]

What a wonderful collection, thank you for sharing ❤

[@erichraudebaugh]

Thanks Corin. I didn't realize that Bill's garden had so many new trees in it.

[@denhardy7238]

You could close your eyes and choose any tree that would grace your benches 😎Dennis

[@astounded]

Absolutely stunning from top to bottom, everything: grounds, gardens, benches, the melding of nature and culture expressed through the art of bonsai. What struck me particularly is that it is all unforced, without pretense or artifice. The labor to create and maintain it all shows up as love, dedication, and an unceasing effort to make the best world possible, not only for the trees, but also for those who are drawn to wonder and marvel at their beauty. What a gift!

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

Couldn't agree more!

[@raymondbirds2392]

Lovely job

[@hansudogrull8493]

Wunderbar,ichliebe es.

[@2702simmo]

Wow What a place!!

[@joegarland4885]

Amazing Corin a few trees there I am sure you would like to own, but no chance of that happening. Thanks for the tour.

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

I would love to own some , if only I could get them to the UK

[@Chris-oq6kn]

What a great collection! I hope he hosts another show next year and has his house open to the public again. Soo nice of him to do that. I feel like i have to buy a tree from him😂. It was worth the troop up there for the show. If you hear anything about him doing another show next year let us know

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

yes National exhibition 2025 is happening

[@Chris-oq6kn]

@@greenwoodbonsaistudio thanks for the info. I missed going to his house last time so hopefully it will be open again

[@bonsaisuiseki3389]

No other bonsai nursey in the U.S.A. has Bonsai like this with, 40 to 60 or even longer years of Mochikomi!

[@bonsai_life_style]

That sumo Ginko must be mega old . I'm making few branches for last 4 years.

[@BR1NNA]

Lovely to see Bill Valavanis' Arboretum . Excuse my ignorance, but what is RAF please. I assume it's not connected with the Royal Air Force?

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

No, I think it was from another arboretum, a witch's broom, naturally occurring, I'll find out

[@BR1NNA]

Aha! @@greenwoodbonsaistudio . Thanks for the reply. I have just googled the question and it all makes sense now. I found the following reply on another KZbin video's Comments Section. It refers to Bill Valavanis' RAF Scots Pine. CaptButterfingerslll's reply is pasted below. ----------------------------------------- CaptButterfingersIII 1 yr. ago I was curious about this too, so I did a little googling and came across this on a forum about this tree (it seems it’s famous!); “I believe if you browse the archive on Bill Valvanis's blog, several years ago he wrote out the origin story. RAF is not a special or unique cultivar of pine, it was a name he gave to the tree only to keep track of it among the dozen or so other Scott's pines he has. The source for the pine was a former RAF officer, hence the name. But there is nothing different about it that would distinguish it from the normal form of the species. At least that is how I remember the story. If you want to check, browse Bill V's Blog archive, I know the story is there, maybe 3 to 7 years ago.” There’s another comment on this post about this being “Bill’s former tree” so the story above seems to check out. Noting you might be from the US, FYI RAF stands for Royal Air Force. -------------------------------------------------

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌🙂

[@chompers11]

😮😮

[@salspinnato2200]

How can I purchase a koto hime from Bill?

[@treesbonsaiperfect8420]

beautiful every Bonsai trees I love it dear friends I am from Pakistan and the Bonsai work is not famous in Pakistan so I need a Bonsai job in other country so please can you do something for me

[@autumnmclaughlin1548]

I wish people would try to develop there own styles instead of copying the Japanese and Chinese styles dan Robinson is a good example of unique style and natural beauty

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

I understand what you’re saying. But bonsai is inherently a Japanese art. Bill practices and teaches classical bonsai art. Others don’t, there is room for all.

[@chaiwatpotichanid]

🥰🥰picture seeing happened national security advice buy have pitches in home different oxygen 🥰🥰👌

[@than22]

I want to come to your country, will you take me to work in the garden or will you make me less educated