Urban Jungle

the sets of black matte pot of petite Nagi forest My friend Jing Wen's hand craft pot with rare round shape leaf Nagi Forest.

Jing Wen's handbag pot with Nagi forest

Jing Wen's hand craft popcorn color pot with petite Podocarpus Forest

Jing Wen's oval shape hand craft pot with petite Podocarpus Forest

I plant the Nagi and Podocarpus petite forest for almost two years seriously. Now I need to plain how to sell these lovely mini bonsai and share the idea of green your environment. My house is full of pots of plant, if I don't figure out soon I probably end up living in petite bonsai jungle.

Petite Forest for The Desktop

8 inch orange oval pot

Gold /Light Blue Round Pot by Potter JingWen

Petite Forest with 6x6x4 White pot

The Hand Bag by Potter JingWen

The Mini Forest In The Pot

Finally, after 4 months the mini-forest is formed. They are looked very nice on our desktop. I didn't use any of chemical fertilize and insecticide. I have learned how to water these delicate mini-forest.

mini-forest in a Mikasa bowl 6-5-08.
mini-forest in a black resin pot 6-5-08. the mini-forest in a white resin pot 6-5-08
mini-forest in a cup 6-5-08
mini-forest in a black rectangle pot 6-5-08
mini-forest in a white square pot with the Amitabah's love 6-2-08
mini-forest in a white resin round pot 6-2-08
mini-forest in a beige oval pot 6-2-08
mini-forest in a black resin boat shape pot 6-2-08

mini-forest in a black rectangle pot, dressed with white pebbles 6-2-08
mini-forest in a black glass pot, dressed with white pebbles 6-2-08
mini-forest in a large brown bowl, dressed with clay pebbles 6-2-08

mini-forset carried by a large boat 6-2-08
mini-forest in a black rectangle pot, dressed with clay pebbles 6-2-08

The mini forest on the display

A Nagi forest set on the kitchen counter.

This is a Ginseng Ficus in a tall square low fire clay pot.

This pot of mini Nagi forest grew much more than  showed in 4.25.2008 picture.

The UFO shape pot of Nagi forest on the living coffee table.

The mini forest

These 3 pictures I took on 4-25-2008. They look like a mini forest on the desktop. They took about three months to grow to this stage.

Forest Forever

pot without hole

All nagi are planted in the pot wihtout drainage hole.

I planted every Nagi seed after they were germinated.

Daily Fortune

Progress

I planted the germinated Nagi seeds in this pot completely on 2/21/2008. After a week grew in the soil, the stem are taller. I think they are used to the new. enviroment
Last week only few seeds were popping out the fire clay, now you can see the green stem too.
Compare with one week ago, the stems are longer and greener.

"About Feng Shui Plant"

The Nageia Nagi in an egg shape pot.

When I worked at the nursery, we sold a lot of Money Trees (Pachira aquatica) and Lucky Bamboo. People would always ask if Money Trees or Lucky bamboo really bring good luck or fortune. I always tell them if you believe so then they will. And I also told them the same fortune comes if you pay attention and treat your surroundings (environment) nicely. You will feel the positive energy flow, and everything will go smoothly and accordingly. We decorate our home with live green plants for a constant fresh and vibrant look. Good Feng Shui is essentially filling your Living place with good positive energy. Buddha's teaches that everything is a reflection of our minds, so everything can be changed by our minds. Chinese always say a good person always dwells at a place of good fortune (good Feng Shui). That means we should have a generous mind toward everyone and everything, and we will always bring own good luck. You do not have to spend a lot of money or energy to chase something not belongs to you.

More! Grow more!

I covered this pot of Nagi with the fire clay on 2/9/2008. Since then the root and stem were cracking the shell of seed and popping out fast.

Those seeds seem more loosing up and active. 2/20/08

Cose up look, there are more stems poping out from the seed. Compared these two pictures with those I took on 2/12/08.

"Joys and Dilemmas"

This picture I took on 2/9/2008. It shows the progress of the Nagi since 2/3/2008.

2/12/2008 Wow, they are growing fast and many of them are already popping out from the fire clay.

A close up look! 2/12/2008

This morning when I wake up, the first thing I did was to check the Nageia Nagi seed. When I saw the stem is popping out from the seed I was so happy. But then I saw some Fungus gnats flying around, and they came out from the soil when I sprayed water. I question myself, should I kill them? Buddha teaches us we should respect and love every being. What can I do to avoid harming them. The Venerable Master Chin Kong told us we can negociate with insects. If they can feel your sincere concern toward them, they will cooperate with you. Maybe I should make some pots as their special treat.

This quote gave me some insight, it is from the book "Path to Peace" by Venerable Shi Wuling.

" all beings fear death.

all beings tremble at violence.

all beings yearn for safty and comfort.

put youself in the place of another

can you then

threaten any being

or harm any being? "

~ Venerable Shi Wuling