![]() Then comes the waxed polyester or cotton cord (most practitioners seem to agree that fishing line doesn’t look right).He gives the ball a squeeze to release the dripping moisture and lays out a blanket of sheet moss to envelope the ball, gathering it around the stem.Then he slaps an inch-deep layer of the soggy akadama/peat soil mixture onto the roots, creating a ball about the same volume as the original pot.Then he takes his green victim, shakes off the original soil until the majority of the roots are exposed (an exception are plants that wilt easily, such as coleus and ferns – their roots and the original soil are left more intact). In a bucket, he mixes the peat and akadama together until the mixture is sopping wet.He starts by mixing two-thirds peat moss with a third akadama, a surface-mined mineral with the consistency of granular clay that drains rapidly, but also achieves the mud-cake composition needed to hold the roots together.It's an appreciation of all that is natural, simple, and imperfect. Wabi-sabi is a blooming flower, a delicate crack in a handmade bowl, a well-thumbed book, an oddly shaped (but delicious) homegrown tomato, a falling leaf, or an asymmetrically displayed kokedama. Sabi refers to the beauty or serenity that comes with age and time. There is no direct Western translation for the spirit of this philosophy, but loosely translated, wabi is the quality of simplicity, whether rustic or refined, and often refers to both natural and manmade items. ![]() The craft of kokedama is a reflection of the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, the art of appreciating beauty in the world's natural imperfection. Sometimes referred to as "poor man’s bonsai," kokedama encompass a larger variety of plant and display options, all of which are are relatively easy to make and maintain. It got its start when the less affluent population in Japan started looking for a simpler, more accessible way to enjoy the beauty of bonsai in their everyday lives. ![]() Kokedama 苔⽟玉, simply translated as "moss ball" ( koke = moss, dama = ball), is a variant of bonsai that has been crafted for centuries. ![]()
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