From what i gathered, Nigel is a tree himself shooting out inspirational seedlings and growing young bonsai artists all around the world.

I would see a piece of driftwood onto the shore🤓 Great tableau

Love the succulent bonsai projects.

The photos of socotra Island were incredible

I can see beautiful women dancing in your planting with that wonderful middle-eastern/Egyptian music at the end! Love the music Nigel! Lisa

Wow! That was quite the turn of events! Once everything greens up, it will definitely look like the photos. I went and looked at more. I just love the trees there. I can't wait to see your potted island evolve!

I always love and am so impressed with how you take us through your inspiration for your trees and this one and the baobabs in particular. It’s a lesson in art reflecting nature

now, THAT is Sumatra Island!

LOVE it!!!!

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Looking great, Nige! Pine Jade's that I gave you are called Crassula tetragona, the rattail jade's are Crassula mucosa! Looking forward to seeing more as I catch up on your vids! - Ashley Bonner

This definitely does look like Socotra Island. Can't wait to see the desert roses begin to sprout out.

Definitely an improvement! And while that pup matures, you can imagine where it will go.

Ive brought back some lava rocks from lanzarote they look great

Looks great Nigel. Nice work. The rat tail jades look like miniature columnar cactus to me. Maybe the blue aquarium gravel Tom sent you could make up some sort of shoreline. I noticed the Island pictures has very bright blue water in. Always a pleasure, thanks.

Excellent little forest, with a nice set of different types of succulents. Unique.

It's looking much better Nigel. Once the Adeniums leaf out I'm sure the whole planting will appear much more cohesive. Good job!

Really great additions to the scene Nigel. Completely different feel adding the new plant elements - similar idea to your northern bog forest. May I kindly suggest trading the moss for clumps of lichen or reindeer moss? Will be more satisfying to maintain in this xeriscape and can be watered with an eyedropper. Best regards!

You are the creator Nigel! very creative and artistic person❤

I love your small golden rake, wish I had one 😍

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the "rattail jade" is Crassula muscosa... :)

That tree in front is a distraction. otherwise love the theme and design

But Nigel zeolite will tern green color when you water it and in time it will be greener and greener.

Interesting exercise , is the pot too big? Lovely though it is. Dunno ?! 🤷🏼‍♀️ God bless your endeavours 🙏✝️ ✌️🇷🇺☮️🇺🇦✌️

Awesome setup and on the way to even better future. I was wondering about the moss... can it coexist with desert roses when they rest and need to be kept dry? Maybe i am wrong thinking here just a thought.

Zeolite changes color on dark gray after watering, be careful.

You need red rocks Nigel...

Absolutely gorgeous, Nigel! You really takes us with you to Cicatra (if I spell it right) Island! I was wondering: do the aloe leaves you cut root as jades do? I have a few succulent and if you “prune” the top few leaves by twisting them, and leave the tip to floor: a new plant grows… after some time the top of the original plant regrows… maybe it works with aloes too?

Nigel, Greetings from Alabama. Question: my schefflera is getting leggy, if I prune back down the trunk past the leaves, will it back bud or will it die off?

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Could you not break some of your bigger rocks to make smaller ones?

I love everything about it except the tall jade tree on the front. It steals the show from the desert roses and ruins the perspective. Other than that, great job!

…oops, Socatra….

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