Hedgerow Bonsaihttps://hedgerowbonsai.com/A balcony diary of bonsai grown from British hedgerow trees in south-west London: hawthorn, field maple, blackthorn and hornbeam, collected with permission.enA year of native bonsai on a narrow balcony in south-west Londonhttps://hedgerowbonsai.com/journal/a-year-of-native-bonsai-on-a-twickenham-balcony/https://hedgerowbonsai.com/journal/a-year-of-native-bonsai-on-a-twickenham-balcony/Growing hawthorn, maple, blackthorn and hornbeam on a third-floor balcony: sun, wind off the river, summer watering, winter frost and the neighbours.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTWiring blackthorn and hornbeam without leaving scars in the barkhttps://hedgerowbonsai.com/journal/wiring-blackthorn-and-hornbeam-without-scars/https://hedgerowbonsai.com/journal/wiring-blackthorn-and-hornbeam-without-scars/Notes from several winters of wiring native trees: wire thickness and angle, the thin bark on hornbeam, brittle blackthorn, and when the wire comes off.Sun, 07 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTRepotting week on the balcony: field maple, hornbeam and the swelling budhttps://hedgerowbonsai.com/journal/repotting-week-for-field-maple-and-hornbeam/https://hedgerowbonsai.com/journal/repotting-week-for-field-maple-and-hornbeam/When and how I repot native bonsai on a small London balcony: reading the buds rather than the calendar, root pruning, soil, and the fortnight afterwards.Sun, 06 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMTLifting a hawthorn from a friend's hedge, and doing it lawfullyhttps://hedgerowbonsai.com/journal/lifting-hawthorn-from-a-friends-hedge/https://hedgerowbonsai.com/journal/lifting-hawthorn-from-a-friends-hedge/How I collected three old hawthorns from a garden hedge due for removal: asking first, choosing the time of year, digging, and the long first season.Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT