Bonsai Introduced

Today most of us have heard of and seen Bonsai and many of us even received one as a present, which we have promptly managed to kill. Some of us have given up and some of us have decided not to be daunted and have decided to carry on and learn more about these beautiful and enchanting little trees.

Since you are reading this article I presume you have or are thinking about learning and finding out more.

This site is dedicated to you and your quest into learning about and mastering the Art and Practice of Bonsai.

Keeping and growing Bonsai is not as hard as you may believe. They are no more difficult to look after than most houseplants or garden plants. All they need to survive is food, water and light. The secret of having your Bonsai flourish is in understanding what, how much and when each one of you Bonsai Trees needs these.

Also as they are Bonsai you will need to understand when and how to prune and shape and re-pot your little trees. Keeping the tree healthy is of course just a part of the craft of bonsai, to truly master the Bonsai we shall explore the depths of the Art and Way of Bonsai.

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.