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Foil, the key to success
The technique of bending using aluminium foil.

Everyday a little better
As a young boy Christian acquired his first bonsai, which unfortunately died. This, however, did not stop him.

The Rock eater
Maintaining and improving a rock-grown Japanese maple.

Dead or alive?
A mind boggling creation,

Acid lovers
A guide to the wild flowering shrub

Queen of pines
With the guidance of shohin expert, Hiroki Miura (Miura Baijyu-en, Osaka) the Japanese popstar, Ayaka Yamamoto, learns how to create moyogi style with a pine.

Split in three
Considering the front, planting angle and every different orientation of material is part of the deep fascination of transforming a bonsai.

Do you have too many trees?
I have visited the gardens of numerous bonsai enthusiasts and what surprises me most is that frequently they have far too many trees to maintain.

The first cut…
Pruning deciduous trees in the spring. A beginners' guide

The Pascal code
Pascal Houdrusse is a carpenter who became fascinated by bonsai and decided to make bonsai tables.

Are they mother and daughter?
François Jeker's opinion on Peter Kwakernaat's juniper.

The rough type
The arakawa maple is one of the most popular trees in the bonsai world. Andrea Meriggioli shows why.

Will that kill it?
The ultimate root correction work of Masahiko Kimura

Bonsai Biker
The bonsai passion of Stefan Gmur. What was your professional education? I was educated as a toolmaker in the watch industry and afterwards completed my studies at the Fachhochschule as a graduate engineer and business...

Beginners’ guide to repotting
Early spring is the start of the repotting season. See our guide for what to do and when to do it.

Planted on a plastic tray?
Peter Warren continues with the second major stage of the maple he planted on a plastic tray.

The tree and the man
The bonsai passion of Davide Cardin.

Just a plastic tray
Working with deciduous trees is always a long-term project which needs some clever thinking, too

Bonsai Legacy
The concept of leaving a legacy is the need or the desire to be remembered for what we have contributed to the world. In some cases, that contribution can be so exceptional that the universe...

Bonsai Focus 2022-3
Bonsai Focus 2022-3 May/June

Purple rain
A visit to the garden of Amy Liang, the grande dame of Taiwan bonsai

Looking for simplicity
François Jeker takes a look at Jos Sprengers' Buxus.

What’s happening here?
A different approach to air layering with a 'rough edge'

Tree in a bubble
A 'Space Colony' created by the artist, Takaaki Murase.

No Ikea pots here!
Roman Husmann does not like making regular pots.

cut in two?
Chiharu Imai deals with a dull bonsai and creates something special

40 questions about Satsuki answered
Janine Droste has a passion for Satsuki bonsai. Here she gives clear
answers to 40 questions on the subject.

Out of the box
The pine called 'Okou no kyosho' is brought back into shape by Master Kunio Kobayashi