Beyond Bonsai - Bonsai Nirvana

Welcome fellow Bonsai Wanderers – currently this page is a place holder as I develop this site further.

The information I, hopefully, will present here will be development of ideas and thought that are not necessarily found elsewhere on the web – a tall claim I know – but the reason I say this is because the ideas and thoughts presented out here will be heavily tainted with my opinions, experiences and ideology. Ideas that hopefully will get you stimulated or interested enough to want to interact with me – even if it just-to shout “bollocks”.

For the time being this area is dedicated to Bonsai, its sister Arts and perhaps other Gardening meanders. I am deeply interested in the influence that Bonsai has on our every day lives and how it affects our very being. But I shall go into that later and perhaps get you to share some of the ways that Bonsai has move you your family and your way of life - your very Zen.

I have recently started working closely with a Japanese Master and am in absolute awe – at the attention to detail and the meticulousness that goes into every task when dealing with Bonsai. It has opened up a whole new chasm for me to explore; and one into which I have fallen wholeheartedly. This spring while re-potting my Bonsai I have started applying some of these simple and almost forgettable methods to my Bonsai and already I see my collection changing – not just in the way they look, but also in the way I look at them and feel with them – but more on this later.

I’m afraid that being a computer man I find it easier to write hundreds of thousands of lines of code than being able to pen my thoughts to paper – so bear with me while I work out how to say what I want to say.

In the meantime do email me if you would like me to add something or voice your opinion.

Mark D’Cruz

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.