Elandan Gardens: An education on bonsai trees

Back in September, few of our friends sent us on a treasure hunt in the north-west Washington. The first destination on our trip was the Elandan Gardens. From outside the gardens seemed to us to be maybe an ordinary bontical garden. But the gardens and the experiences were anything but ordinary. The owner Dan Robinson gave us a low down on what bonsai is and where the art of growing these small magnificent trees comes from. After our quick introduction we were on our way to visit the garden. Their cat Diva, volunteered to be our tour guide for the day and followed us step by step as we examined each and every one of the trees in the garden.

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The trees that Dan has gathered in this garden range from 70 to 1500 years old and are some of the most amazing pieces of nature I have Read more