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Chop Sticking Bonsai, Important But Over Looked.
Chop sticking is a very important technique in the repotting process and its probably something most people skip and don't realise that...

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3 min read


Sacrifice Branches And Bonsai
When practising bonsai you might often hear of people having or removing sacrifice branching. This can sound like some crazy ritual where...

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3 min read


Comparing Trees In Nature To Bonsai And Why It Could Be Harmful.
We always hear about people who do things to bonsai trees with the justification being " Look at how they live in nature " but is this...

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4 min read


Is Akadama Bad For Bonsai?
I am seeing this topic come up more and more and its crazy to me how much information that is incorrect on the side of " Akadama Is Bad...

Bonsai-En
8 min read


Minimising Your Chances Of Stolen Bonsai
There probably isn't a single person in bonsai who goes to bed at night fearing that their bonsai will get stolen in the early hours of...

Bonsai-En
5 min read


Critical Thinking And Bonsai
Practising Bonsai for some is just as simple as putting a tree in a bonsai pot and keeping it watered, while for others it can go as deep...

Bonsai-En
4 min read


Understanding Season Change And The Techniques That Follow.
There is often a short coming of Bonsai teaching and that is the use of seasons as an indicator for timing of techniques, there is an...

Bonsai-En
4 min read


Moss For Bonsai, Good or Bad?
When starting out in Bonsai at least for me Moss was an important part to the aesthetic of my trees, it made me feel like i had real...

Bonsai-En
7 min read


It's Raining A Lot, Should I Move My Bonsai?
Todays topic is something i see asked a lot on social media pages, The question is usually something like " it has been raining for a few...

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3 min read


Why We Sieve Bonsai Soils
Often in Bonsai you will hear people talking about sieving Bonsai Soils and separating particle sizes, But why do we do this and why is...

Bonsai-En
6 min read


Bonsai Shows, How To Appreciate What You Are Looking At PART 2 ( The Bonsai Tree )
Continuing on from last week. We discussed elements of bonsai show display such as stands and bonsai pots. This week we are going to...

Bonsai-En
8 min read


Bonsai Shows, How To Appreciate What You Are Looking At. PART 1 ( Stand And Pot ).
Many people like to go to Bonsai shows and exhibitions to see all the fantastic trees on display, but the problem is most people walking...

Bonsai-En
6 min read


Bonsai Wiring - Top Tips
Wiring Bonsai is the part of the practise where we feel we are achieving the most artistic freedom and actually creating design, But...

Bonsai-En
11 min read


The 3 Schools Of Pruning For Aesthetics
Like most everything on earth there is usually more then 1 way to do things, This is especially true in Bonsai because we have so many...

Bonsai-En
4 min read


The Age Old Debate, Pinching Junipers. Yes or No?
Pinching juniper bonsai is often something you will hear about and there is a divide between those who advocate for it and those who...

Bonsai-En
5 min read


The Problem With Garden Soil For Bonsai
As i look through Facebook pages i see just how little of an understanding there is about the role that Bonsai Soil plays in Bonsai in...

Bonsai-En
7 min read


A Basic Guide To Bonsai Seasons ( Winter ) part 4 of 4
We all know we go through 4 different seasons in Bonsai, for most parts of the world anyway. Today we will take a look at the general...

Bonsai-En
5 min read


A Basic Guide To Bonsai Seasons ( Autumn ) part 3 of 4
We all know we go through 4 different seasons in Bonsai, for most parts of the world anyway. Today we will take a look at the general...

Bonsai-En
5 min read


A Basic Guide To Bonsai Seasons ( Summer ) part 2 of 4
We all know we go through 4 different seasons in Bonsai, for most parts of the world anyway. Today we will take a look at the general...

Bonsai-En
6 min read


A Basic Guide To Bonsai Seasons ( SPRING ) part 1 of 4
We all know we go through 4 different seasons in Bonsai, for most parts of the world anyway. Today we will take a look at the general...

Bonsai-En
6 min read
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