Living Dcor: How to Set Up and Care for Bonsai as Indoor Ornaments

Living Dcor: How to Set Up and Care for Bonsai as Indoor Ornaments

When used properly, bonsai can be a very good indoor ornament both as a focal point of the room or as a conversation piece on a shelf, a side table or on top of the fireplace. …


Growing Your Black Pine Bonsai

Growing Your Black Pine Bonsai

Black pine is an excellent candidate for bonsai because it is a sturdy, beautiful tree. It is also one of the most common bonsai plants among bonsai growers and if taken care of properly, it can mature into a well-balanced plant for years to come.

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Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Grow Bonsai

Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Grow Bonsai

Bonsai growers are a special lot. They seem to belong to a different clique altogether, a little bit far removed from your regular gardener or plant fan. They are patient, skilled and determined and they seem to speak a language that’s …


Better than the Real Thing? Tips for Buying Artificial Bonsai

Better than the Real Thing? Tips for Buying Artificial Bonsai

Let’s face it. Not all of us have a green thumb and not everyone has the luxury of time either. Other than that, we’re not all born with the patience of a saint or a bonsai grower either.

If …


Caring for Wisteria Bonsai

Caring for Wisteria Bonsai

If you are cultivating a Wisteria bonsai, your primary goal is to let it flower. This is done by following various techniques. Wisteria will not bloom if it hasn’t reached a specific age. The normal age for it to bloom is ten years.

In the mean …


What Is A Bonsai

What Is A Bonsai

When you hear bonsai, the first image that comes to mind is a miniature tree. Aesthetic miniaturization of trees that are grown in the containers is an art practiced by Japanese, Chinese and Korean.

For the Chinese, it is penjing, for the Korean bunjae, whereas for the …