https://www.ninarizzopruning.com/about daily 0.75 2022-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/ca7459ae-8bc4-40b7-b45a-ff742b269ccf/20190713_193853_2.jpg About The Pruning Club had been tending to my temple’s Japan-esque garden for about 15 years, and I was excited to contribute. I learned a temple member’s son not only brought the pruners to our garden and established this biannual tradition, but that same person is credited with founding what we now call “aesthetic pruning”! His name is Dennis Makishima. This is truly a story of karma and interconnectedness – a Buddhist lesson in a Buddhist garden. I am not the beginning of the story but rather woven into the story of a people and an art. Now, I am an aesthetic pruner myself and co-host the Pruning Club at my temple. https://www.ninarizzopruning.com/contact daily 0.75 2022-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/ed20b9db-ac57-4b10-a576-0d2a2a230476/IMG_6242.JPG Contact https://www.ninarizzopruning.com/training-and-educational-background daily 0.75 2023-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/80daef50-d906-4c26-a0df-1ec13b5700ef/IMG_9183.jpg Training - Make it stand out Landscape Horticulture Department, Merritt College Classes for General Concepts of Pruning and Gardening Introduction to Landscape Horticulture Tree Identification The Art of Tree and Shrub Reduction Pruning Container Trees and Shrubs Pruning Japanese Gardens Pruning California Natives The Art of the Focal Tree Pruning for the Big Picture Introduction to Aesthetic Pruning Rock Placement Introduction to Bonsai https://www.ninarizzopruning.com/home daily 1.0 2023-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/dceb2bd5-4e59-4ee8-9ce1-ed30891fc5f1/nina2.jpg Home https://www.ninarizzopruning.com/home/gallery1 monthly 0.5 2022-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/29ecd9be-f215-4d60-a0d1-e32b0ed70848/PXL_20220415_190303455.jpg Home - Flowering Trees, Shrubs, Vines - Bougainvillea (after) Bougainvillea (after) Simplified the structure so that more of the plant’s energy would be directed upwards, and tied in a few branches to the pergola gate to train them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/0cfa694d-fefc-421b-904f-3ecfcb57ce7f/PXL_20220415_172040919.jpg Home - Flowering Trees, Shrubs, Vines - Bougainvillea (before) Bougainvillea (after) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/ed73f994-5fd2-4a00-9a1c-ff601f52cbe2/20220409_Camelia+after.jpg Home - Flowering Trees, Shrubs, Vines - Camelia (after) Camelia After Pruning: The client wanted this more airy but to keep growing tall, so I removed some branches but did not reduce the height. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/98245419-d104-4107-a72a-123dcdd8c4f8/Princess+Tribuchina+before.jpg Home - Flowering Trees, Shrubs, Vines - Princess Tribuchina Trees (before) The client likes symmetry and therefore wanted the trees to be the same height, and the branches to not get in the way of the van that parks here or the neighbor’s walkway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/fafcafe3-005b-4b3c-aba4-a8c5885488af/20220409_Camelia+before.jpg Home - Flowering Trees, Shrubs, Vines - Camelia (before) Camelia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/300e6a16-af53-45d6-be4d-4206f8d2ea27/Princess+Tribuchina+after.jpg Home - Flowering Trees, Shrubs, Vines - Princess Tribuchina Trees (after) Reduced the height of the right tree by ~1.5 feet so now they’re the same, and removed dead and lower branches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/fed50a40-7854-45f3-a647-d06495eeff3e/20220410_Flowering+Quince+before.jpg Home - Flowering Trees, Shrubs, Vines - Flowering Quince (before) Before Pruning: the bushes were thick, tangled, and a thorny menace to people walking by on the sidewalk as well as trying to get in/out of their car. One was also bigger than the other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/18d40ae6-d286-4845-a95a-9b1a126186c9/PXL_20220415_205548408.jpg Home - Flowering Trees, Shrubs, Vines - Bougainvillea (before) Bougainvillea (after) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/b65118d9-2b06-4e2c-8257-621a7984b373/20220410_Flowering+Quince+after.jpg Home - Flowering Trees, Shrubs, Vines - Flowering Quince (after) After Pruning: significantly thinned out and appropriately headed back away from the sidewalk and street. They look like a set. It doesn’t look pretty right now, but it will once more of the foliage grows out, and next spring when it blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/7c405116-7f93-431c-aea4-1872998c4177/PXL_20220415_220929632.jpg Home - Flowering Trees, Shrubs, Vines - Bougainvillea (after) Bougainvillea (after) Simplified the structure so that more of the plant’s energy would be directed upwards, and tied in a few branches to the pergola gate to train them. https://www.ninarizzopruning.com/home/pines monthly 0.5 2022-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/d0edf75c-9862-4a2b-a261-07af5d717a06/20211009_Richmond+Art+Ctr_CamisiferousThreadLeaf_after.jpg Home - Pines and Conifers - Thread Leaf Conifer (after) Reduced strong growth at the top and rounded it for a smoother appearance (pruning, not shearing). This was a collaborative project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/49dc1a75-d056-4a7c-bc8c-ee2e97d9607d/20211009_Richmond+Art+Ctr_CamisiferousThreadLeaf_before.jpg Home - Pines and Conifers - Thread Leaf Conifer (before) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/9eb5a226-4a76-4ea7-b77a-6410e64bad0d/Black+Pine+after_Concord+JARCC.jpg Home - Pines and Conifers Black Pine This was a group effort with the Pruning Club. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/778c1e07-733a-461e-a3af-d41da2e51e24/Old+Pine.jpg Home - Pines and Conifers Black PIne https://www.ninarizzopruning.com/home/fruit monthly 0.5 2022-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/bd63a411-3409-4c08-a24d-e88c85e71de7/PXL_20220429_171709427.jpg Home - Fruit Trees - Orange Tree (before) The client wanted it shorter to reach the fruit, to get branches away from the wall, and make it look more like a tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/6391285b-daeb-456a-981c-1df25d058144/PXL_20220429_192038560.jpg Home - Fruit Trees - Orange Tree (after) Reduced the height and shaped with re-leadering cuts, removed lower branches growing outwards towards the path and into the wall, and reduced the size overall. Exposed some of the trunk to illustrate a tree form but kept lower branches for the kids to pick fruit too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/7abf36dc-151b-469e-9508-39add8ec7b24/20220113_Lemon_DShupe.jpg Home - Fruit Trees - Lemon Tree Shaped the overgrown tree. Removed numerous large water sprouts, some 1-inch thick and more than 6 feet tall! https://www.ninarizzopruning.com/home/other monthly 0.5 2022-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/3efc5e83-f6e8-44a1-8159-a062842db73b/20220105_Olive_SKang.jpg Home - Other - Fruitless Olive Tree Thinned slightly to reduce impact of wind. Kept height because client wants it to grow taller to act as a window screen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/2e34a1ac-31c7-47f2-b502-f2c0aadbbf69/20220212_Loropetelum.jpg Home - Other - Loropetalum (before) Three thick, overgrown trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/820693a5-e20f-402d-b623-d5ff826820f8/20220212_Loropetelum+after.jpg Home - Other - Loropetalum (after) Thinned out the trees so sun could pass through, and reduced size overall. Removed lower branches so the ornamental rock could be appreciated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/1ebb47c1-abd6-4a22-b9cc-d4cbdf298b35/20220105_JapaneseMaple_SKang.jpg Home - Other Japanese Maple (Bloodgood) It’s hard to see the before & after differences. De-leafed for winter silhouette; Removed dead, deformed, dysfunctional branches (including a rubbing branch that was injuring the tree, a branch that crossed over the main leader/trunk); Made structural and strategic cuts to maintain the central leader form and showcase the gentle essence of the tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/0441615b-42aa-441a-b706-4978ffd6e6ca/Doorway+after.jpg Home - Other - Entryway (after) Thinned out the bushes and reduced the length inwards so the family could come in and out without sweeping against them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ec60726c10b41ebbd1564/c360979a-e267-4fd9-8cf0-ad02ed2ad4ae/Doorway+before.jpg Home - Other - Entryway (before) The bushes were overgrown and getting into the path, but the client wanted to maintain a screen for the narrow windows alongside the door.