Before you buy a bonsai tree, you’re probably going to look for care specifics, or a “care sheet” for your dream tree. A piece of paper that tells you exactly what you need to do to keep this bonsai tree...
When we talk about bonsai styles, we inevitably have an “other” category. This can be anything, literally anything, that you think would look good. You could build a Christmas scene, recreate something you’ve seen in person like a tree in...
There are tons of books about bonsais and bonsai styles. Plenty of resources to help guide you when creating and styling. Most of them are nice, fun and informative. Usually, they’re pretty beautiful too. These resources exist to help guide...
This hobby of ours is part art, part gardening, part science and part engineering. It has rules and guidelines for the serious among us with occasional scorn for those who break the “rules.” Bonsai is full of different critics and...
When we talk about bonsai gardening, creating bonsai trees and caring for our collections, we tend to talk about the beauty and serenity of it all. While that’s definitely true, there are some other benefits that need to be mentioned....
Have you ever noticed how hard it is to learn from the "pro’s?" It’s a weird thing… These people are best in class. The top of the top. True professionals. They’re willing to teach something, and we want to learn...
