Dedicated to the Zen of Bonsai.

For many enthusiasts Bonsai is a "Way of Life", not just a hobby. The Guide endeavors to get you started in understanding and treasuring its Art and Practice.

Hopefully, to get you started in making your own journey Beyond Bonsai. Into appreciating how man, nature, the elements and change are all intertwined into a uniquely personal method of expression, meditation and self discovery.

While a lot of my learning presented here has been self-taught through extensive reading, research and trail and error and off-course good old practical experience. I have also had the benefit of learning with and honing my skills with some world renowned Bonsai Masters, including Peter Chan and Nobuyuki Kajiwara.

The Bonsai Care Guide has been structured to be of assistance to new comers into Bonsai, however, in the hundred on pages on line there is something for all levels.

Pinus thunbergii @ Kew
Photo by: Mark D'Cruz

In keeping with our mission of helping you and indeed myself mature as Bonsai Artists, I have sectioned myBonsaiGuide into 3 development areas. Move around as you fancy or your projects dictate. Each Topic is written as a stand-alone article.

Table of Contents

Bonsai Introduced:

What is Bonsai? Introducing: Bonsai Styles, Bonsai Sizes.

Looking after your Bonsai

Basics of Bonsai Care - Watering and feeding, Bonsai Pruning, Training and Shaping and Bonsai Repotting and Root Pruning. Creating your First Bonsai, What Bonsai Tools?, Choosing a Bonsai Pot?, What Bonsai Wire?.

The Experienced:

An in-depth study in to the Art of Watering Bonsai. A review of the Advanced Bonsai Styles why are they important? Some Advanced Bonsai Technique including Field Growing, Yamadori Introduced. Bonsai Species Guide – an exploration into Species Suitable for Bonsai.

Beyond Bonsai:

In this section I shall try and explore areas where Bonsai touches in other spheres of life, in healing, in meditation in self discovery and anything my readers would like to explore.

myBonsaiGuide is a "work progress" and currently the guide only has 40 species on it. I shall be adding species regularly so please do visit often. If you would like to contribute an article or your thoughts please feel free to contact me and we can work out how best to include the contribution.

How to Grow Bonsai?

Make Bonsai

How to Bonsai