Dear Liza,
This last May, I added a tiny new transplant to my bonsai, which I call The Hundred Acre Wood. I had carefully uprooted it, brought it home, and tucked it in.
Mr. Naito, so named because ( I believe) it is a Japanese Maple and Mr. Naito was an important Japanese American here in Portland, has had a successful summer. He has stayed green and gotten stronger. He has even bent the way I encouraged him to, to give him some style.
And now it is Autumn and Mr. Naito and the newly-shaped Larch are changing, getting ready to lose their leaves and rest for the winter. The bunchy juniper is an evergreen.
I will keep an eye on the Wood during the winter, making sure it is covered during freezing weather and kept damp, and hope for new green leaves come spring!
Love,
Grandma Judy
Dear Liza 