This step-by-step bonsai book shows you how to craft super mini bonsai—the smallest form of bonsai!

Miniature Bonsai reveals the Japanese art of super-mini bonsai gardening. As rewarding as full-scale bonsai cultivation is, mini bonsai is affordable, straightforward to learn and kind to your busy schedule.

It''s a complete gardening experience—a plant raised from seed or cutting, carefully potted, grown and maintained over time—a world of green in a pot no bigger than a demitasse or a thimble.

From mixing the right growing medium to choosing the perfect pot to displaying your mini bonsai, this Japanese gardening book gives you basic techniques and valuable tips to help you grow miniature:

• flowering trees
• pines
• maples
• oaks
• junipers
• and other varieties of tiny trees and potted plants that are readily available and last for years

With Miniature Bonsai you''ll learn how to:

• Select plants that thrive as mini bonsai
• Work with seeds and small cuttings
• Match the right plant to the right pot
• Buy and prepare the growing medium
• Maintain and drain your miniature bonsai
• Display and enjoy your prized bonsai plants
• And much more!

A pleasant pastime, a perfect gift, a beautiful addition to spaces small and large—Miniature Bonsai will show you how to make it happen.


Format Inbunden Omfång 80 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Tuttle Publishing Utgivningsdatum 2017-08-01 ISBN 9784805314388