Basic skills
University of Wiring
Many will have experience of wiring branch tips and creating foliage pads, but when it comes to manipulating and bending heavier branches, most of us lose confidence...
16 June 2025
Basic skills
Back budding
How to stimulate back budding Deciduous trees In general, the problem that you notice is the absence of buds on
16 August 2024
Basic skills
Pruning
When the branches of the trees are badly positioned or when they have ugly forms, there is just one remedy …
8 August 2024
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Watering
One of the most important and difficult tasks in bonsai maintenance is correct watering. Here are the general principles…
31 July 2024
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Which pot to choose?
This is a question that we all face at some time, particularly when your bonsai is reaching maturity, since this is when to plant it into a suitable pot that enhances its design…
30 July 2024
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Tools for the job
There are no absolute rules as far as tools are concerned. This is our selection of tools that we consider indispensable to our art, but you can work just as well with others if you prefer so long as they adapt well to working with bonsai.
28 July 2024
Basic skills
Where do I place my bonsai?
This question is by no means insignificant since by displaying your bonsai in an
unsuitable place you can slow down its growth, even cause its death
25 July 2024
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Disease prevention
When you consider the health of your bonsai it’s always best to remember the old adage: ‘Prevention is better than cure’…
25 July 2024
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Principal constituents of fertilisers and soil
The relationship between Bonsai soil and Bonsai fertiliser….
18 July 2024
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The soil mix
Fertiliser and soil have a close relationship, but this fact has long been ignored ...
14 July 2024
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How does a tree work?
Before learning how to create a bonsai from starter material, you will have to learn a little biology...
11 July 2024
