Learn to grow and care for decorative bonsai trees with this user-friendly Japanese gardening book. For those with no bonsai tree growing experience; Beginning Bonsai: The Gentle Art of Miniature Tree Growing covers everything from buying the first plant for beginning bonsai to creating a miniature landscape of rocks; grasses and trees. Authors Larry and Shirley Student describe different bonsai styles; list important tools; explain pruning and pinching and introduce procedures like defoliation. They cover all aspects of how to cultivate these miniature trees; anticipating common problems and offering practical bonsai advice gained from years of working with plants.Bonsai gardening topics include: Bonsai from different sources Choosing a bonsai site Essential techniques and materials Forests; groves; and Saikei Care of bonsai: a five point program Root pruning and repotting Seasonal Changes Advanced Techniques Varieties of Bonsai Trees The clear; step-by-step instructions and photographs ensure that even the most inexperienced gardener will be able to start creating beautiful bonsai in no time. Despite being small; bonsai are not delicatemdash;they are strong hardy trees and creating them is a rewarding and inexpensive hobby that anyone can take upmdash;even without an effortless green thumb.
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