Bonsai How To

Banzai!  Bonsai! Smacks of a kamikaze pilot crashing into a little tree, doesn’t it? Shape your own bonsai destiny here.  This site is to help you become a bonsai expert, or at least to help your learn the fine art of the ancient culture of bonsai. Banzai and Bonsai.  Two different spellings for two different [...]

  Ρlаntѕ Βrіghtеn Your Ηоmе Βу Unknоwn Βеаutіfуіng our hоmеѕ cаn be еаѕу аnd other tіmеѕ іt is rаthеr chаllеngіng. There аrе lоаdѕ of pаttеrnѕ аnd trends tо chооѕе from thаt іt makes іt tоugh for uѕ chооѕе just оnе dеѕіgn. Trying tо fіnd the cоrrеct wаll décor аnd оthеr decorations tо plаcе around уоur [...]

The mаplе bоnѕаі is оnе оf the mоѕt ѕpеctаculаr styles оf bоnѕаі that cаn bе grown. Τуpіcаllу grоwn outdoors, thеѕе trееѕ provide а dаzzlіng display оf cоlоr in thе ѕprіng and fаll, whіlе providing а nаturаl beauty іn thе winter mоnthѕ. Τhеѕе trees аrе tуpіcаllу considered dеlіcаtе, rеquіrіng a cеrtаіn ѕtуlе of cаrе іn order [...]

Bonsai is an Art Form  There is an art exhibit going on at my local Community center, and I’ve been admiring (and sometimes criticizing) the paintings and photographs and free lance artwork that are on display there.  Bonsai, to me, is an art form because I start off with something in its basest form, and [...]

  Now What?  A Tip or Two on Re-potting.   Now what?  After you’ve chosen your new bonsai pot and have a good idea of the soil, or brand of cat litter (G) you are going to use; you are ready to move your tree to its new home.    So as to not cause culture [...]

  A little more on bonsai pots… There are training pots (No! Not a tot’s training potty!) for the bonsai equivalent of a toddler. Training pots are for bonsai trees that have long roots that won’t fit into a ‘regular’ pot.    NOTE: A drain hole is a necessity in a training pot, and should [...]

  Should I talk to my Bonsai?   If you have already named your bonsai as recommended in an earlier post, then you might already have a personal relationship with him or her.  It’s been said that plants or flowers thrive when they are spoken to on a daily basis.  How this can be scientifically proved [...]

Soil for your Bonsai Plant/Tree/Shrub. What good does it to have the perfect pot, both in size and appearance and then fill it with coffee grounds as the soil for your bonsai plant?  Just take a good sniff of your bonsai plant every morning.

  Bonsai Pots- How to Choose Is a shoebox too small?  Maybe, but the main trouble with a shoe box is that they are cardboard and won’t last more than a few weeks at best. So what do you look for in a bonsai pot?  Maybe something roomy enough to support your plant and allow [...]

  “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.”  This was the title of a song from the 40’s perhaps?  And how is that germane to the subject at hand? The Bonsai!  Before civilization everything was outdoors…grass, trees, flowers, shrubs. After civilization, came indoor trees, flowers, shrubs. Bonsai is really an outdoor activity and is much easier to grow outside. [...]