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Like Daniel’s bonsai, Elandan is a continual evolution of beauty. There is no finishing a place like this, only nurturing and development. Every season has its magic, changing vistas of beauty to delight and surprise the eye.
The bright future:
Recent years have seen the rising star of naturalistic bonsai around the world. To that end, the demand for Daniel to come and share the wealth of his knowledge across the United States has risen greatly also. He can be seen at various conventions and club tours. His life story was written in 2010 by Will Hiltz in Gnarly Branches, Ancient Trees: The Life and Works of Daniel Robinson – Bonsai Pioneer. This book is available from Elandan Gardens.
The story is far from over though; the creative energy of the man continues to express itself in everything he touches. He has his seedlings growing in beds inconspicuously around the gardens of Elandan, and distant hills still beckon him in the hunt for great and ancient trees. That he beats all of his friends up and down the mountains at the age of 75, pry bar in hand and trees slung over his back, is an endless source of amusement and a testament to the undiminished drive of this unique and truly American artist.
About the Author: Victrinia Ridgeway is a bonsai artist who has studied with Daniel Robinson since 2006. Having learned to dive deeply early on, Victrinia has shown trees in two US National Bonsai Exhibitions and had a display of her and her husband Eric Ridgeway’s work at the Pacific Bonsai Collection. She was also a contributing photographer for Daniel’s biography, Gnarly Branches, Ancient Trees.
Top left; Bougainvillea glabra
Top right; Hinoki Cypress, Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana’
Bottom left; Korean Black Pine, Pinus thumbergii
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