Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Bonsai Fuchsias, 1 by PedricksCorner

PedricksCorner wrote:
Someone gave me three long white pots and the first thing that came to mind was to try my hand at using them for bonsai fuchsias. I have never done any form of bonsai, so this will be a learning experience for me.
To start out, I chose:
Preston Guild - Small white and blue flowers (up front)
Vinegar Joe - Small white and red flowers (middle)
F. magellanica - Small pink flowers with a hint of blue in the corollas (the back)
All of these grow pretty fast, so I don't know how well I chose. I wanted to be able to see results by next summer.
Looks like I will probably be wrapping Preston Guilds trunk with wire first. But they've just been planted and it is October, so I am going to give them a bit of time.
I hope to see lots of other people try this! I only collect upright fuchsias and I would imagine that the trailers would make very nice bonsai as well.