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Styling

Transformation of a Larch

Bucky Barnes returns to document the designing, pruning, carving and shaping of a Japanese Larch…

24 June 2026
Tree guide

Myrtus communis

Myrtus is very forgiving and quite easy to work with…

23 March 2026
Tree guide

Fagus

Horticulturally speaking beeches are not quite as easy as they appear…

9 March 2026
Tree guide

Chamaecyparis

Hinoki can withstand cold; however, protect against severe cold, wind and frost…

15 December 2025
Spring

When and how to repot

Finding out for yourself the best time to repot deciduous trees isn't easy. Our smart guide to varieties and their cultivars gives you the answers you need.

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11 December 2025
Tree guide

Metasequoia

A member of the Cupressaceae family, the Metasequoia is a tall growing deciduous tree with needles. It is an ancient species…

11 December 2025
Masterclass

Untie the slip knot

The charm of this rather small juniper is the clutter of branches at the base,' Ryan says. 'The long branch on the right with its foliage pad is like a big...

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8 October 2025
Pots

Mastered without a guru

I started in 1976 as a studio potter producing functional and decorative pieces from stoneware and porcelain clays. My switch to bonsai pots came…

7 October 2025
Summer

Second flush

Defoliation and leaf reduction involves the complete or partial removal of the new spring foliage once it has hardened off. It is a widely used...

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30 September 2025
Styling

Devil is in the Details

Andrés and Marco work closely together, in brotherly fashion, on a very old yamadori juniper from the Bonsai Plaza collection. Their goal is to improve the...

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29 September 2025
Technique

Complex, but fascinating (1)

From candle pinching to candle cutting, bud thinning, removal of old needles, and plucking of new leaves — a complete system of candle cutting. Anyone growing Japanese black pine bonsai knows...

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24 September 2025
Profile

Look Mum, just like a real tree

A little Carmona triggered Ivo Santos’ love for bonsai. Learning through trial and error, he finally jumped in the deep end, and left his…

17 September 2025
Step by Step

Neither one, nor the other

Sometimes you have to make decisions very early on, so that things are going in the right direction. A characterless, one-in-a-dozen hinoki can be...

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11 September 2025
Report

My own private show

The garden was built on a flat field more than a century before by visiting Japanese Garden Masters. It was landscaped, with a big hill created from the…

10 September 2025

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