Tables
Shaped by flames
A perfect match between table and tree...
12 August 2026
Pots
Mysterious and incredibly beautiful
An unusual glazed rectangular pot from Japan ...
28 July 2026
Travel
Driftwood on the beach
A visit to the Olympic National Park, Washington State, USA
21 July 2026
Kusamono
A cheerful bunch
Michael Hagedorn's accentplants...
6 July 2026
Pots
Create real magic
John Pitt creates free style pots...
29 June 2026
Sundries
Netsuke
Miniature sculptures depict the Seven Lucky Gods...
16 June 2026
Travel
Ancient giants
Observing pines can evoke immense emotion...
3 June 2026
Pots
Shapes and colours
Cutting edge shapes and styles created by Horst Heinzlreiter
19 May 2026
Suiseki
The Stones from Tokyo
Suiseki at the Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo...
12 May 2026
Display
Old meets new
An old traditional house is the setting for a modern approach ...
29 April 2026
Report
Shining Suzuki’s at the Trophy
Father and Son Suzuki shine at the annual bonsai show ‘The Trophy’…
14 April 2026
Pots
Wanna-have pots
Shigetoshi Yamada makes only small pots...
10 April 2026
Travel
Back to Fukushima
The gardens of the Bonkura Kai...
31 March 2026
Suiseki
Stones from the river
A small collection of amazing stones from the river banks...
27 March 2026
Pots
Not only cute
Small pots are cute, but what of their practical use...
16 March 2026
Pots
Unusual and rare
Unveiled: rare masterpieces from Japanese pot collectors...
3 March 2026
Pots
The Lotus pots
Tom Benda's pots are inspired by the flowers of the lotus...
3 February 2026
Suiseki
No more Daiza
Learn all the tricks on how to display viewing stones...
2 February 2026
Pots
The quality of imperfections
The ceramic passion of Sabine Besnard...
12 January 2026
Tables
Like a grand canyon
A good table, like good bonsai, begins with exquisite material...
8 January 2026
Garden visit
People of the friendly mountain
A visit to the off-track bonsai gardens of Fukushima, Japan
24 December 2025
Suiseki
The stone tiger
Masterpiece stones from the rivers of Japan
17 December 2025
Report
The ‘Buddha’wins
The 15th Crespi Cup 2025 An International Bonsai & Suiseki event
10 November 2025
Profile
Biking between science and bonsai
The bonsai passion of Julian Tsai...
29 October 2025
Suiseki
The last literatus
Suiseki is frequently said to be the second wheel of a bicycle, the other wheel being...
12 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
Report
Bonsai for diehards
Trees grow in difficult conditions, on the banks of the St. Lawrence River as well as in the mountains...
23 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
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
