“For the beginning to intermediate bonsai enthusiast, outlining in straightforward fashion the essentials of the care, creation, and display of these lovely miniature trees…this book should be the only one you need.”—Booklist.
Product Features
- 402 color and 68 black-and-white illustrations
Worth a Read even for serious Bonsai Practitioners I bought this book by mistake. I’m keeping it intentionally. There are ten sections to the book. 1. Bonsai Defined, 2. The History of Bonsai, 3. Styles, 4. Pruning, 5. Potting, 6. Bonsai Training, 7. Plant Material, 8. Creating a Bonsai, 9. Care and Maintenance, and 10. Bonsai Display. I stopped at Styles and was quickly impressed by Herb Gustafson’s explanations. I am Secretary to the Waimea Bon-yu Kai Bonsai Club (61 years old) in Kamuela, HI and find that I am discussing styles with…
Great book! I recently purchased the 101 Tips book found here on Amazon (It was a great primer) and decided to go the next step and get a more thorough book. After much searching and reading of reviews I decided on this one. I was able to go on the Barnes and Noble website and view the interior of the book, which I was not able to do on Amazon. And based on what I saw, I was pretty confident that this book would be the one for me. I also drove over to Barnes and Noble to check it out and would have…