Styling
A forgotten technique?
An impressive yew treated with respect by Andrès Alvarez...
18 June 2026
Styling
The tipping point
The obsessive nature of bonsai artist Martin Diaz from Chile..
1 December 2023
Case History
Revisiting famous bonsai creations
Articles have long been a way of recording the dramatic transformation of trees, showcasing the skills of professionals and giving an insight into the process of bonsai creation ...
26 September 2023
Styling
Playing around?
Sabina juniper bunjin rock planting with a playful nature...
11 May 2023
Step by Step
The graceful fir
The graceful fir is an excellent choice for bonsai.
6 January 2023
Design Sketch
Twin Trunk Taxus
Jan Culek sketches options for the yew of Igor Vengust.
22 June 2022
Technique
The scent of a bonsai
Developing a giant gardenia into an orthodox informal upright over three years.
23 December 2021
Technique
Doing the opposite
Instead of compacting and downsizing, David Soto opens and unfolds cramped branches We are used to seeing how branches and…...
15 July 2021
Case History
Nobody knew
This deep relationship between artist and juniper spans over 20 years The Nippon Bonsai Saku-futen is a special exhibition that…...
10 July 2020
Styling
Worth working on?
There is almost no material that is completely useless David Soto: ‘My students, often try to mimic the work of…...
14 June 2020
Masterclass
Can it be opened ?
Untangling the dense foliage canopy of a sabina juniper Valentin Brose, former apprentice of Kunio Kobayashi, is a refined artist…....
10 June 2020
Styling
Lost and Found
Making the most of a bad pine Masayuki Fujikawa brings out the hidden character of a white pine (Pinus parviflora)…...
3 June 2020
Styling
Don’t hide
The hollow trunk of a Satsuki is made to be a feature rather than hidden Takahiro Yamazaki (Yamazaki Satsuki-en, Nasushiobara…...
10 May 2020
Shohin
Is crataegus ideal for shohin?
Harumi Ishii (Ueharu-En) will guide you through the techniques of creating shohin from hawthorn Material 1: Japanese hawthorn (large tree)…...
3 May 2020
Masterclass
French curves
With almost two branches only, Mauro Stembergercreates one of his best pines Mauro Stemberger’s very full agenda allowed just a…...
26 April 2020
Workshop
Wild from the garden
Garden material can be an interesting source for bonsai. It can also be very challenging because it was not really…...
4 April 2020
Styling
Power lifting
Bonsai material so large it needs to be lifted by crane, yet that doesn’t mean it has no character. The…...
29 March 2020
Step by Step
Italian heart
Creating a moyogi with a small pine Under guidance of Hiroki Miura (Miura Baijyu-en) Ayaka Yamamoto, lead singer of the…...
14 February 2020
Styling
His father’s voice
Isao Omachi’s creates the bonsai his father envisioned Solving the problem with a new styling on a Juniper by turning…...
9 February 2020
Styling
The wild one
Wild olive trees provides one of most ideal materials for bonsai Marcial Yuste Blasco, who runs a bonsai school in…...
10 January 2020
Styling
Just cut all the branches?
How to deal with upward-growing branches on a pine Impossible material with all its branches growing upwards becomes a fine…...
13 November 2019
Masterclass
Puzzling it out
Manuel Germade shows us how he solves the puzzle of this juniper. You can read and watch him working on…...
19 October 2019
Styling
A perfect fit for kengai
Giacomo Pappalardo shows the many variations of the cascade style One of the most dramatic styles in bonsai is the…...
13 September 2019
Styling
Can this become a bonsai?
Garden material can be most interesting for bonsai. It can also be very challenging because it was not really grown…...
6 September 2019
Masterclass
On the edge
Creative genius, Ryan Neil, turns bonsai upside down You can give Ryan Neil almost any kind of material to work…...
10 August 2019
Design Sketch
Spiralling veins
Jan Culek sketches options for Max Ludwig’s juniper The tree looks quite fresh and I would like to recommend working…...
1 January 2018
