The Epcot Flower and Garden Show is only weeks away and I am doing my final last minute touches to my Ficus Nerifolia so that it is ready for the 10 week exhibit.
Here is the tree after adding petroleum jelly to the bonsai pot to darken and clean the pot. I also sprayed the bark with vegetable oil to bring out the purple color of the bark. Lastly I added moss to create contrast and tie the entire tree together. The following video show the process.
Well the 2010 Flower and Garden Festival started yesterday at Epcot in Orlando Florida. I must say that I am both happy and exhausted! It is a lot of hard work to get that show organized, but it is so rewarding. I fyou are going to be in Orlando be sure to check it out as it runs through May 16th.
Here are some highlights
Paul Pikel’s Blue Alps Juniper
Louise Leister’s Bald Cypress with visiting Herring
Jarbas Godoy’s Australian Pine moving into position