Testimonials

Welcome to Alba-Bonsai
Here  you will find some testimonials from growers that use my services

 

I asked Peter to come and look after my collection as I am frequently travelling and find it difficult to maintain a collection. His ability as a stylist is exceptional. He has been a student of both Danny Use of Gingko Bonsai Centre and Japanese Master, Sensei Kawabe. Peter brings to my Bonsai a youthful and energetic feel and his wonderful wiring and shaping has been extremely beneficial to my collection. One sometimes becomes a little jaded with ones own Bonsai after a number of years but Peter has injected a new energy into these old specimens and they clearly enjoy his administrations. Peter also looks after most of the Repotting as well and as a young Bonsai Master with actually many years of experience, my own trees are very well cared for. He recently styled one of the most famous trees in the UK. one of the last trees styled by John Yoshio Naka, Big John from his UK tour in 1984.. This venerable 250 year old Scots Pine now looks magnificent and the new pot created specially for BJ by China Mist sets it off very well. I would recommend Peter Foele to any collector who would like someone to maintain a collection or help in looking after a burgeoning collection.

Craig Coussins, March 2007.

Big John after styling. Keeping to John Naka's original concept, this tree is allowed to grow out every four years. I have has just styled it back after this fallow period. It is 48" (122cms) long and is a 250 year old Yamadori from Scotland that Craig has had since 1980 having been collected by Jim McCurrach in 1978.

The Rest of the trees that I have worked on include the Slug, a famous Trident Maple 90cms tall that Craig originally bought from Peter Adams, Craig's teacher,  who had styled this from a stump in 1976. Craig had for many years, sold it in the late 80's and then bought it back from a close friend, Pete Kirkham, a couple of years ago. It needed a massive restyle as Craig would like-if possible-to bring it back to its original styling as it forms part of his own logo. Gordon Duffett created this pot back in 1982 which was eventually matched with the Slug in 1985.  

There are a number of pines in Craig's collection and these are mainly Yamadori.

The large cascade 400 year old Mugho Pine originally bought from Salvatore Liporace was recently planted as a semi-cascade reflecting the pines on Huangshan Mountain in China. We will wire the very vigorous head into a dome around the end of July 2007.

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