Taking a mega juniper from raw material to masterpiece bonsai
Mr Hirokatsu Iura and his son Takashi Iura took quite a risk in creating a marvellous juniper of amazing proportions.

Taking a mega juniper from raw material to masterpiece bonsai
Mr Hirokatsu Iura and his son Takashi Iura took quite a risk in creating a marvellous juniper of amazing proportions.
A suiseki, or viewing stone, often seems to resemble a mountain range in miniature. Its similarity to a rocky cliff or a distant mountain view is amazing.
A pine slowly starts to die off, so what is happening here?
Sabina juniper bunjin rock planting with a playful nature...
Cultivating Prunus from winter into spring..
How to create bonsai from cuttings, grafting and other methods using interesting and unusual species...
Hiroki Miura works on a Chinese juniper
At first glance, the featured juniper has great looks; however, Hiroki Miura shows us that when we take a closer look, the tree is really a bit dull . . .
Seventh generation of the Ryuzou kiln.
Maple, winter hazel and hawthorn are all very easy to grow.
As an accent plant the Hitotsuba genus (Pyrrosia var.) is a favourite.
Making shohin bonsai with difficult trees...
Using graft techniques to improve the quality of trees
Hiroki Miura solves the problem of a Japanese white pine that has no apex, but has instead a long extended branch, or is it a trunk?
A trip of discovery to Shikoku Island, south-east Japan.
Here is an impression of the annual spring Shunga-ten, held in Osaka, Japan in the Hanahaku-kinen Park and organised by the Shohin Bonsai Association..
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.
Under the guidance of Hiroki Miura, the Japanese popstar, Ayaka Yamamoto, creates the impression of a willow bonsai by using a different species.
The Azuma pines are grown from the best seed...
Dan Barton's passion for ceramics
The bonsai passion of Alfredo Salaccione.
Summer accent plants that grow near water...
Bjorn Bjorholm works on a juniper with hidden qualities
Bringing out the best from material with many faults...
A (very) young artist creates unconventional pots that are seriously cool.
Propagate by sowing seeds, or taking cuttings to create new bonsai...
Masahiko Kimura's famous rock plantings.
Creating the moyogi style from a field-grown satsuki with Masaki Yoshii
Chojubai, the dwarf variety of the Japanese quince, is cut in half.
Planting a tree on a rock gives you plenty of creative freedom.