Grafting
Not my type
Grafting new foliage to a tree is a common technique used in Japan. It is applied when the natural foliage...
25 August 2025
Styling
It is Tea-time
Transforming a needle juniper by changing the planting angle to bring out the best in the shari — Peter Tea (USA) shows...
18 June 2025
Masterclass
Hard to satisfy
The bold and masterful restyling of a Juniper by the Italian bonsai artist, Alessandro Bonardo...
26 March 2025
Case History
What does that rock look like now?
Kimura Masahiko’s rock creations as they mature over the years...
5 March 2025
Masterclass
Dedicated to detail
After 33 years of doing nothing, a juniper gets a new life...
4 December 2024
Masterclass
No half measures
Masahiko Kimura's controlled love of shari
21 August 2024
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
Masterclass
From Shikoku ?
Hidden by very overgrown and dense foliage, a Japanese Juniper is restyled by Bjorn Bjorholm who brings it to an even higher level.
23 November 2023
Pots
Colourful black & white
Modern ceramic artists Susumu Fujii creates bonsai pots which
only ‘color is black or white…
22 November 2023
Report
Survivor
Bonsai or trees marked by time and climate tell a story, says Lydie Carpentier.
19 October 2023
Grafting
The last Giant
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.
2 June 2023
Styling
Playing around?
Sabina juniper bunjin rock planting with a playful nature...
11 May 2023
Profile
Master of shari
The bonsai passion of Will Baddeley.
28 April 2023
Workshop
Pop or rock?
Pop star Shintaro Akiyama jumps into the deep when creating a rock planting in cooperation with Kunio Kobayashi and Osamu Fukudate of Shunkaen
17 November 2022
Technique
Walk the wire
Learn professional techniques: wiring a juniper
26 August 2022
Sundries
Paper bonsai
Udo Wollenhaupt is passionate about drawing and sketching bonsai.
21 July 2022
Profile
My ‘selfish’ dream
The bonsai passion of Jeremiah Lee
25 February 2022
Technique
Pruned by bacteria?
Using beneficial bacteria for stronger, better ramified and disease-free bonsai.
28 January 2022
Yamadori
Hidden in cones
According to Todd, Douglas firs are one of the most unpredictable trees he has worked with.
28 January 2022
Display
The shohin geisha’s
The meaning and thought behind the display of shohin, or Seki-kazari Morten Albek takes time to go through some of…...
21 October 2021
Profile
Small imperfections
The bonsai passion of Francesco Santini Francesco learned bonsai from an early age. He has a veryoutspoken approach to bonsai…...
26 August 2021
Case History
A matter of taste?
Bartosz Warwas takes a garden centre Juniperus squamata to the big bonsai show This juniper will probably forever remain the…...
11 July 2021
Technique
Between life and death
Carving juniper deadwood with Master Kunihiko Kanemitsu Kunihiko Kanemitsu, of the Okayama City Kanemitsu Bonsai Studio, presents a dramatic contrast…...
24 June 2021
Technique
Trick of the master
Grafting techniques taught by bonsai Masters to improve your bonsai These techniques can all boosts the quality of your bonsai…....
10 June 2021
Profile
The showstopper
The bonsai passion of Nik Rozman Nik Rozman has won big prizes at shows with his bonsai, but one of…...
21 April 2021
Step by Step
Cold and warm
Using rocks to create a landscape, or as an alternative to a pot. With the guidance of shohin expert, Hiroki…...
12 March 2021
