Step by Step
Mass–produced masterpiece?
Bonsai from simple material...
20 August 2026
Gallery
The Kokufu of the West?
In the run-up to The Trophy in February 2026, here is a taster of a selection of the best bonsai...
26 November 2025
Styling
A perfect love
An ordinary little tree, but very old, probably over 200 years, which has suffered a difficult period.
3 July 2024
Gallery
Revival of Ginkgo?
The amazing Ginkgo Show comes back to life...
21 December 2023
Profile
Don’t follow the others
François Gau is the winner of our 'New Innovative' prize (awarded at the European Bonsai San show, Saulieu, France). He is very creative and has an amazing collection of native bonsai.
18 May 2023
Gallery
A Bonsai paradise
A selection of the amazing bonsai from the Bonsai San show in France
27 January 2023
Gallery
Burst into life – The beauty of fresh leaves and flowers in spring
Here is an impression of the annual spring Shunga-ten, held in Osaka, Japan …
12 January 2023
Technique
All about the leaves
Harry Harrington shows how to improve ramification in deciduous trees by partial defoliation...
27 October 2022
Articles
Purple rain
A visit to the garden of Amy Liang, the grande dame of Taiwan bonsai
8 April 2022
Design Sketch
Looking for simplicity
François Jeker takes a look at Jos Sprengers' Buxus.
8 April 2022
Styling
Intimidated by its age
François Jeker styles a venerable 500-year-old Buxus ‘When about to style an impressive old Buxus like this, you are so…...
14 October 2021
Gallery
Gallery
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20 August 2021
Gallery
Bonsai-San
Gallery - Bonsai-San
27 May 2021
Gallery
BONSAI SAN
Gallery Bonsai San
19 May 2021
Gallery
Floating rocks
Floating rocks and more, a Gallery of the BCI convention held in France
7 May 2021
Case History
I have no clue…
When he acquired a Buxus, David Quintana had not a clue where to start More than twenty years have passed…...
25 March 2021
Gallery
Gallery
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7 March 2021
Garden visit
Keep it natural
The bonsai passion of Valter Giuliano Hidden in the Piëdmont mountains of Italy, you can find a small bonsai paradise…....
12 February 2021
Profile
The big adventure
The bonsai passion of Olivier Barreau It was in a garden centre and it was love at first sight. Soon
7 January 2021
Masterclass
Too thick to bend?
Manuel Germade deals with a tough case — a Buxus with unbendable branches. Working on a tree that’s long, slender,…...
11 December 2020
Technique
Bad reputation?
François Jeker has created many outstanding Buxus bonsai by pioneering with this variety Boxwood, also known as box, has a…...
29 October 2020
Tree guide
Buxus sempervirens
Boxwood Its botanic name Buxus comes from the Greek word puksos, meaning ‘dense’, because of its very hard wood, which
24 February 2020
Case History
Prisoner of time
The development of a Buxus sempervirens According to Marco Giannini trees develop into bonsai via a careful balance of technique…...
23 February 2020
Report
Red moods
Taxus cuspidata collection of Jean Paul Polmans. Placed in a tokonoma in a darkened room with only lights on the bonsai…
4 November 2019
Gallery
Taiwan Bonsai
29 August 2018
Styling
Is it natural? (1)
Harry Harrington guides you to create and use deadwood features on deciduous and broadleaf bonsai
15 January 2018
Step by Step
How to style a buxus bonsai
Peter Warren (UK) shows. you how to style a buxus bonsai..
14 June 2017
