Little Things for Bonsai People

Howdy, Bonsai Buds! On this episode of Little Things for Bonsai People, Evan and Carmen talk about the trails of traveling to bonsai shows and the pay-offs of hard work in bonsai. Then, Evan and Carmen critique trees that were presented at the Bonsai on the Bayou show in Houston, BCI 2024. Go to our Instagram under the same name, Little Things for Bonsai People, to see the trees in the discussion! Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out! patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople Check out Evan as the current guest on Matt's podcast! Matt O'Donnell Wants To Know And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

Howdy Bonsai Buds! On this episode of Little Things, Evan and Carmen talk about three great trees for beginners. This is a great starting point for listeners who are looking for easy t0 care for and reliable species to begin their bonsai journey. This episode packed full of useful information to start your bonsai dream and help grow that green thumb! Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out! patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople Check out Evan as the current guest on Matt's podcast! Matt O'Donnell Wants To Know And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

Howdy y'all, Bonsai Buds! On this episode of Little Things for Bonsai People, Evan and Carmen talk with Joey McCoy of Austin, Texas. Joey has a wealth of knowledge about both bonsai and the wonderful native plants that Texas has to offer for our bonsai practice! Listen into learn more about Texas persimmon, ashe juniper, and cedar elm for bonsai. Go to Instagram and search for joeybonsai to see Joey's awesome collection and other bonsai endeavors! Be sure to follow and like his posts! Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out! patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople Check out Evan as the current guest on Matt's podcast! Matt O'Donnell Wants To Know And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

Hello hello, Bonsai Buds! It's time for another Science series episode! Evan and Carmen talk about how trees uptake water and nutrients through their vascular systems. This is a great follow up to our pervious Science episode 65 about photosynthesis. Hope y'all enjoy and nerd out with us! Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out! patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople Check out Evan as the current guest on Matt's podcast! Matt O'Donnell Wants To Know And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

How's it Bonsai Buds?! It's time for a laid back episode with Evan, Carmen, and Matt. Carmen and Matt talk with Evan about his experiences running C'est Bonsai 2024 and what to expect in the future. Later on, Carmen and Evan nerd out about trident maple development techniques. It's a all around good time on this one! Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out! patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople Check out Evan as the current guest on Matt's podcast! Matt O'Donnell Wants To Know And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

Howdy Bonsai Friends! This time on Little Things we Evan and Carmen speak with Jesse Gilbertson and Nathan Bill about their upcoming convention, Bonsai Central. They are long time supporters of the podcast and their big show is finally around the corner! The group talk about the challenges of putting together large bonsai events and bringing all the right people together, as well. Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out! patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople Check out Evan as the current guest on Matt's podcast! Matt O'Donnell Wants To Know And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

Howdy Bonsai Bonsai Buds! This guest artist feature has been a long time coming! This time on Little Things, Evan talks with Byron Myrick of Myrick Bonsai Pottery about his long time career in ceramics and even deep dive into "nerdy" pottery techniques. This episode is great for those interested in a career in bonsai pottery as well as our other feature with Tori Solis, episode 55. Check out Byron's online gallery and store here https://www.myrickbonsaipottery.com/ Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out! patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople Check out Evan as the current guest on Matt's podcast! Matt O'Donnell Wants To Know And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

How is it going, my Bonsai Buds! On this episode of Little Things, Evan and Carmen talk about post repotting season work. There's a good amount to reflect on from the previous year and how all the hard work has paid off. Happy, healthy bonsai always leads to more impactful growing seasons and setting up future moves towards higher levels of refinement! Evan and Carmen also go through a few more listener tree critiques! Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out! patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople Check out Evan as the current guest on Matt's podcast! Matt O'Donnell Wants To Know And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

How's it Bonsai Buds. Welcome back to another episode of Little Things for Bonsai People. Evan and Carmen go back to the basics of talking specific species for bonsai. On this episode they discuss how to train wisteria into a suitable bonsai with a beautiful spring display of hanging flowers! Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out! patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople Check out Evan as the current guest on Matt's podcast! Matt O'Donnell Wants To Know And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

Howdy Bonsai Friends! Its a back to back guest artist feature! This time we have Jon Stewart of J. M. Stewart Woodworking to talk about bonsai stand creations and concepts. Mike and Evan ask him about how he approaches the unique challenges of capturing subtle yet elegant designs in his stands for display. Jon is one of our Bonsai Best Buds as well and also builds and restores guitars and other stringed instruments! https://www.jmstewartguitars.com/about Check out his website for a gallery of his works and order a custom bonsai stand from him! Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out! patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople Check out Evan as the current guest on Matt's podcast! Matt O'Donnell Wants To Know And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

Hey Bonsai Buds! It's time for another special guest episode. This week's guest is Bill Butler of Bill's Bayou! Evan and Bill have an in-depth conversation about bald cypress and it's importance to the southeast United States. Bill also has his time to speak his mind and yell at some clouds for a moment, lots of laughs and fun on this one! https://www.youtube.com/@BillsBayou Check out Bill's YouTube channel and learn a little something ^^ Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out! patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople Check out Evan as the current guest on Matt's podcast! Matt O'Donnell Wants To Know And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

Oh...hey Bonsai Buds! On this episode, we get the band back together of Mike, Carmen, and Evan for all kinds of fun and merriment. A whole bunch of life updates and merch updates happen, followed by the gang taking listener questions and launching into a few tree critiques! Enjoy! Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out! patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople Check out Evan as the current guest on Matt's podcast! Matt O'Donnell Wants To Know And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

How's it going, how it's going, Bonsai Buds! It's another special guest feature episode! This time Evan, Mike, and Carmen speak with Oscar Jonker about the creation of Bonsai Empire and the development of his new app. Oscar has been a very big influence and inspiration to the bonsai community over countless years now. From his site being a great resource for beginners to his high quality online courses featuring master artists. https://www.bonsaiempire.com/ Unless you have been living under a "root over rock", you should be aware of Oscar's site^^ Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out! patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

How's it going Bonsai Buds! This time we're going to be doing something a little different for this episode. Welcome to the newest episode series of Science! [weird echo noises into the vastness of space] where we will be breaking down the basics and the little more advanced facts and theories of how plants work. Carmen will be leading the lecture type conversations and Evan will attempt to understand them. Expect more deep dives like this one all about photosynthesis [spooky, campy mysterious tones]! Check out John's website and buy a seedling to support him! https://leftcoastbonsai.com/ Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out! patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

Hey Bonsai Buds! It's time for another special on our show. This time around we have John Eads of Left Coast Bonsai joining us to talk about field growing techniques and bonsai in the Pacific Northwest. Evan and Carmen get to also talk to him about his early experiences in bonsai and where he is now. Check out John's website and buy a seedling to support him! https://leftcoastbonsai.com/ Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out! patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

Howdy Bonsai Buds! It's time yet again to talk with Nate Murray of The Boot Bonsai about yamadori collecting in the southeast United States. Evan and Nate discuss the finer details of the culture around dyi bonsai and bald cypress development. The second part of this episode is a mini lecture about how to collect yamadori, check it out! Check out Nate's work and progressions here https://thebootbonsai.com/ Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out! patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

Good News Bonsai Buds! It's New Year's resolutions time with Evan and Mike. What goals do we have for bonsai? What goals do we have for the show this year? What personal goals and endeavors will be pursuing this year? Listen and find out! Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out every episode! patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

Hey Bonsai Buds! Happy New Years, and also welcome to a fresh new year of Little Things for Bonsai People! On this episode, Carmen and Evan discuss what do with your bonsai you got as a present from a loved one. If you're brand new to bonsai this year, this is the episode for you. Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out every episode! patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

Happy Holidays Bonsai Buds! This episode is a simple and sweet thank you to our listeners and subbed members of the Little Things community! Evan, Mike, and Carmen all just hang out on this one and talk about the holidays and highlights from 2023. Thank you backyardbonsaiAustralia for creating this awesome thumbnail for this episode!! Thank you Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show!! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out every episode! https://www.patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com

Well, how's it Bonsai Buds! This time we have a real special guest, the one and only Guy Guidry. In the North American bonsai scene Guy rarely needs an introduction. Guy gives us a nice deep dive into his history in bonsai and philosophies that he has developed from his time working with large beautiful trees. We apologize for Evan's audio on this one, his mic was turned up so Guy could hear him better. The distortion is just a little much, but listenable. Thank you to Bonsai Bar for sponsoring our show! bonsaibar.com And another super special thanks to Bonsai Central for sponsoring as well!! bonsai-central.com Become a patron and get your name shouted out every episode! https://www.patreon.com/littlethingsforbonsaipeople Grab some merch at the link below https://www.underhillbonsaistore.com/shop/little-things-for-bonsai-people-merch/159 And work with Matt on your own podcast show by filling out his contact form! mattodonnell.com