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 [...]
Pop Bonsai, a new style.
Recently I came across a great book, which gave details of new freelance style of Bonsai called ‘Pop Bonsai‘.
Pop Bonsai involves training a seedling by trimming its branches and leaves, and wiring the trunk and branches to bend them into almost any style as you would with traditional Bonsai. The difference is the presentation is [...]
How small can a Bonsai get!
It is true that Bonsai are miniaturised versions of the wild things that can be found on the edge of famous lakes and gardens or seen hanging off the edge of cliffs. But did you know that Bonsai too have their miniature versions!
These Bonsai are commonly known as Shohin and Mame.
Shohin is a Japanese word [...]
