Serissa Bonsai
Serissas make excellent bonsai with the right care and shaping. They are an evergreen shrub native to China, Japan, and Indochina (Southeast Asia) where it may be found growing in the woods and wet fields.
The serissa foetida has small oval leaves which are slightly larger than the serissa japonica’s. It may erupt with small white [...]
Beginner Bonsai – Juniper
A Juniper bonsai is one type of bonsai trees that is suitable for beginners because it is quite easy to be taken care of.
Their are many types of juniper that can be turned into bonsai, such as Shimpaku, Japanese Garden, Green Mound, Chinese Juniper, Sargents, and Needle. These trees are also adaptive as they can [...]
January Bonsai News
Winter is a dormant time for your trees, but not for yourself. Their is plenty of planning and maintenance work to be completed.
Planning.
You will have an exciting year ahead with your trees. So to get this moving you should start by planning how you would like your tree to be styled.
Take a photograph of your [...]
Bonsai Styles
Once you have mastered the basic bonsai styles such as the formal upright style of chokkan, the informal upright style of shakan and the cascade style of kengai, you may want to try some more advanced bonsai styles for a better challenge.
Image courtesy of Jacques Graulus
Intermediate Bonsai artists may try some of the more [...]
Pine Bonsai
If you are new to the world of bonsai, you may want to consider starting with a Jack Pine bonsai tree. Jack Pines (Pinus banksiana) are pretty hardy and may be a little more forgiving than some of the more delicate trees typically used for bonsai gardening.
A novice to this type of gardening may achieve [...]
