Whenever someone asks me “what’s wrong with my bonsai,” I’ll ask two things: 1: Do the leaves look weird 2: What type of soil are you using? The first question is to determine if there’s any disease present. Any spots,...
When talking about bonsai care, one topic seems to come up on a regular basis: Moss. Properly using moss on your bonsai trees is not something I really understood the importance of until quite recently. I used to have it...
With any hobby, there are likely some special tools of the trade that you’ll need. Bonsai is no different. Also like any hobby, special tools have a special price attached… Thankfully, I’ve found that while there are some special tools...
Not all bonsai trees are cultivated from seeds or cuttings. As I’m sure you could have guessed, the original bonsai trees were inspired from nature. They were also first collected from nature. Either as a sapling or as a naturally...
Winter is a rough time for most living things on earth. Unless you’re a polar bear, arctic fox or fir tree with deep roots, winter can be brutal. Before we go into winter care, let’s cover a quick point: Tropical...
When shopping for a bonsai tree, you’re looking for a tree that is: Healthy Pretty Not a ripoff Health is obviously the top priority. You don’t want to buy a tree just to watch it die in a few weeks…...
There is a big misconception among bonsai beginners that all bonsai trees can be kept indoors. Not true! Yes, some bonsai trees can be happy as an indoor bonsai tree. Sadly, many just don’t survive indoors well. It all has to...
This hobby of ours is part art, part gardening, part science and part engineering. It has rules and guidelines for the serious among us with occasional scorn for those who break the “rules.” Bonsai is full of different critics and...
Most hobbies can be time consuming — That’s part of the joy of it. Bonsai is no different. To do bonsai at a high level, it’s takes a lifetime. To do it as a hobby, well, we’re allowed to take...
