Bonsai stands and tables

hi jay
you bet really easy to build by the time i built the third bench it only took me about half an hour
not to expensive,easy to build ,and very sturdy and long lasting
and yes all of my lawn is slowly being replaced
andy

Jay Gaydosh wrote:It's kind of funny, I don't mind spending my days growing trees and other plants, but I'm continually finding ways to eliminate lawn grasses.

Yup. Me too. We got rid of our lawns - front and back - about six years ago. Never regretted it for a minute. Will try to find and post a couple of pics of my attempts at staging.

We used to have 400 square feet of raised garden beds, with veggies coming out our ears. Fixed that...
Planted a 30 x 36 foot garage. Still working on what little grass we have.

Jay

Someone just resurrected another thread on benches. There are some very nice displays there as well.

The good thing about the concrete block and barrels is that it can be disassembled and everything put on the ground in case of the occasional hurricane.

is that really the Great Wall of China, you must be really tall Smile

Love that Juniper over the Great Wall!

I am at the age where I usually buy what I need or want when I need or want it, so my daughter and wife tell me I am difficult to buy Christmas/Birthday presents for.

So, my daughter buys me things like this.

Jay

A few more ideas to display your larger trees better, let me know what you think

Paul

Hi Jay,
my display are on assorted stands, with different heights to maximize viewing angle; all are in rotating platform even the concrete and steel stands I find the rotating platform more practical than regular table/bench. I can wire even the big trees without moving them on place and I can study more the trees from all angles every time I look at them.







regards,
jun

...but I used this as some inspiration for a table I put together this weekend. It is 5 ft. wide, 28 inches deep, and 3 ft high. The boards have about an inch overhang on each side. Used 4x4's for the legs, 2x4's for the sides, and 1x6's for the top. I used extra 1x6's for the support on the legs. It's pretty sturdy, and I'm happy with the way it turned out. I have thinned the herd and all that is missing is a few tropicals. Quality over quantity is what I am trying to stick to now.

I've had wood rot on me over the years too, and it can be dangerous if a support is beginning to give way. I've now switched to nearly all concrete and steel. Here is a picture a few years ago of one new one being set up. Its just concrete cinder blocks, galvanized steel "hat channel" (which is used in construction in place of ceiling joists) and what was called Horse Fence (just a heavy welded fencing with 2x4 inch openings that I cut to size). I've since added another row of blocks underneath to raise the benches higher. Also this isn't the "pretty" area with display trees, but one of the grow benches.

Mine are simple frames of 4x4 legs, 2x4 horizontal supports with either 2x2 or 1x3 or some old decking material repurposed (decorative 2x4) laid across the horizontals. I dont attach the slats so they are always adjustable depending on what I want to put where. The frames are fairly easy to move around the yard to take advantage of the changing position of the sun over the summer months. I have some large landscape pines that make some nice shady areas for mid-summer. Didnt keep track of the cost, but it wasnt much. A lot came from an old deck railing that I rebuilt. What I need to do is figure out a good way to have OPTIONAL sun screening above the benches. Presumably it would mean changing the legs to 8 or 10 footers and tacking on some lattice or similar to block some of the sun--. Thoughts on that?

speaking of ridding one's self of lawn, one could always put in a koi pond

I just have my pots scattered trough the garden on logs and walls. I quite like it like that, after a while the wood logs start to have a life on their own in the weather. Terracotto also has a habit of developing a nice moss layer after a while here too.

Only the first spring leaves are starting to come now.

I'm not sure the azalea in front will survive. It completely dried up and froze over this winter, I stupidly forgot about her, the wood is still alive though.

Mine have always been on benches - presure treated 4" x 2" slats and backed by trellis - this spring i decided to paint the whole lot black - which took ages but here are are few pics from the earlier thread





and a music video !!
bonsai in Cornwall

cheers for everyone showing their benches, great to see

Marcus