Bonsai How To

  Now You’ve Got Your Plant Home. Now What?   After spending an afternoon or evening at your local nursery looking over all the possibilities and then selecting just the ‘right one’, you are now home and wondering.  What now?    Name your plant!  Well, you don’t have to; but you probably named your first [...]

What kind of plants? Shrubby plants are a good starter.  As you get better and more experienced, there are numerous additional choices. It is recommended that you start fresh, and not buy an already made bonsai from your local grocery store, or pharmacy or car dealer (that’s a joke), thus the continuing reference in going [...]

  Bonsai. Where to start.  For me, the starting point was studying about bonsai, even back to its origin and history. There are numerous books and websites that can give you valuable information.  Then I made a trip to the nursery to talk with a skilled technician (or whatever you call someone who is knowledgeable [...]

  Who created the plant in a pot?  And when?  And where?  Bonsai trees or plants (grown in pots) have a very long history, perhaps dating back to 4000 B.C. and the early days of Egyptian culture.  The ‘documentation’ is etchings in rock showing small trees growing in containers.   One might also consider they were [...]

My Definition of Bonsai is….   My definition of Bonsai is “a small tree in a pot” similar to the one below.  This tree is perhaps 12” high which makes it ‘small’, and its root system is in the soil in the pot.  These trees (and shrubs) can take many forms and be varying sizes.  [...]

Bonsai:  Patience and Prudence In the 1950s, there were two young sisters who had a hit song or two.  Their names were Patience and Prudence, and although their careers were very brief, they left an impression on me. Maybe it was their names, Patience and Prudence, that stayed with me over these many years.  Not [...]

In my quest for a story for Thanksgiving, I researched ‘Thanksgiving Bonsai’ and came up empty handed as to a specific product. But one of the thoughts that surfaced was a Thanksgiving center piece for your Thanksgiving table. That’s a great idea, I thought! But then again, I am male and I have no decorative [...]

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What tools do I need to start doing Bonsia? Part 1 “Proper tools are an essential part of any serious bonsai growers arsenal. Bonsai tools come in a variety of shapes and sizes – and all have their specific function designed specifically to be used with bonsai trees. Here we aim to cover the main [...]

What tools do I need to start doing Bonsia? Part 2 “The Knob Cutter – The knob cutter is a valuable addition to any bonsai tool kit, despite the fact that it is used much less frequently than concave pruners or the bud scissors. The cutting blades are shaped like two halves of a sphere [...]