Creating beautiful, healthy bonsai is a wonderful skill that anyone can learn, with a little time, patience, and this all-inclusive manual. With color photos and drawings to illustrate the points, it introduces all the cultivation techniques; offers expert advice on location, soil types, watering, and pest control; and provides intricate instruction on training the bonsai–including pruning, wiring and stretching it. An A-to-Z guide of all the popular species showcases varieties that range from a flowering Camellia Japonica, with its beautiful smooth stem, to an easy-to-care for Olive tree. Each entry gives some background on the plant, and includes suggestions for acquiring the bonsai and directions on how to position it in the room for best results.
HIGHLY recommended for anyone wanting to get into this hobby or …
Good indoor Bonsai guide.
Very informative and great pictures! I bought this as a gift for my boyfriend who has been into growing bonsai gardens for sometime now. This book is GREAT for anyone who wants to know the basics of bonsai. It has very detailed pictures and illustrations on different plant types, how to train your bonsai (shape it), how to cut back the plants themselves, how to feed/water/care for it, and most importantly which plants do best in an indoor environment. He can’t put the book down, and even though he was knowledgeable on the…