Category Archives: Tips
The Right Way to Water
When bonsai start to dry out you need to water them but which way is correct? Firstly you should make sure you don’t get water on the leaves. The reason for this is that droplets of water on the leaves in the sun act as small magnifying glasses and end up burning them. Preferably you [...]
General Bonsai Care Sheet
Here is a nice general purpose care sheet I wrote which you should be able to apply to almost all bonsai types. General Bonsai Care Sheet There are three main things to worry about when taking care of bonsai. Watering You need to water your bonsai if the weather has been dry. If it’s been [...]
5 Top Indoor Bonsai Care Tips by Samuel Phillipson
Indoor bonsai care can be quite a difficult process to say the least. Without proper care and attention bonsai trees are prone to dying which is a rather unfortunate for the grower and the tree itself. Many people have different views on the proper way to care for bonsai trees and today I am going [...]
Collecting Trees From the Wilds – Part 3
Today I put my yamadori ash bonsai into a training pot. I saved a large steel bucket from a skip to use as a training pot to make sure the roots don’t spread too much. As you may know, I haven’t long had the tree. Usually with yamadori you need to keep them in the [...]
Making Bonsai
To make a bonsai you need the following: An interesting small shrub or tree A shallow bonsai pot Imagination
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