Ep. 469 Today's Peep Explores A California Bonsai Nursery With Owner/ Expert Scott Chadd, Bonsai As Living Art And The Day Tommy Lee Haggled Over A Bonsai, Oh, and One Badass Cobra
A bonsai can be four feet tall and still feel like a whole wilderness. We visit Lotus Bonsai Nursery and Gardens in Lotus, California, and talk with owner Scott Chan about what bonsai really is: living art built with patience, sharp tools, and a designer’s eye for illusion. Scott walks us through the two big paths bonsai artists take, growing trees up from seed and growing them down from massive collected material, and he shows how bold cuts and visible scars become part of the finished beauty rather than something to hide.We get into forest plantings that look like miniature hikes, the way…
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