How to Mindfully Water Bonsai and Maintain Soil Moisture
This article is focused on watering and maintaining soil moisture for bonsai trees. Watering can feel like a chore, until you feel more connected to your tree and realize that w...
Establishing a Mindful Bonsai Practice
You can adopt regular practices that will help you achieve mindfulness even while you deal with tweets and posts and deadlines. Why not begin by incorporating key mindfulness pr...
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Why Your Bonsai Needs Fertilizer
Why do bonsai trees need fertilizer? When should I fertilize my bonsai tree? What is the best fertilizer for bonsai? Bonsai trees are grown in small containers, not in the groun...
Lasting Impressions from a Bay Island Bonsai Show
Moments in time; snapshots; fleeting impressions - these had a great influence on me when I was a beginning bonsai student. I find it productive to walk around bonsai shows and ...
Bonsai Can Help Start a Hiking Habit
Having a bonsai tree to care for can create good habits, including the habit of going outdoors, taking an urban hike or traveling farther afield to trails in regional, state, or...
Creating Ceramic Bonsai Pots with Kathy and Thomas Arakawa
Kathy and Thomas Arakawa's unique style of ikebana (Japanese art of flower arrangement) pottery is beautiful, so much so that we asked them to develop a custom line of bonsai po...
5 Tips for Starting a Bonsai Collection
A great way to satisfy your love for bonsai is by developing a personal collection. Here are five tips for starting a bonsai collection that you can enjoy.
How Many Dimensions Does a Bonsai Have?
Eric learns a lesson from bonsai artist Andrew Robson which is reinforced by our partnership with relief printmaker Kelli MacConnell. Find out what happens when we study bonsai ...
Crazy Emergency Bonsai Repotting!
Hey, sometimes bad things happens to good bonsai. We made this video to give you an idea of how you can help your tree recover. Broken containers, smashed branches, oh my!
How Are Bonsai Trees & Pets Alike?
Unlike a typical bush or plant growing in your yard or a houseplant, caring for a bonsai tree is more similar to the relationship you might have with a pet. As a set of techniqu...
Four Predictions for the Future of Urban Living
By 2050, 68% of the world’s population is projected to be urban. Learn four simple things you can do inside your own urban space to offset some of the potential negative impacts...
Can Any Tree Be a Bonsai?
Since bonsai is a set of techniques, rather than an individual species, two questions I commonly get asked are "Which species of trees work best for bonsai?" and "Can any tree b...
Branch Flattening for Light Optimization and Taper Control in Juniper Stock
Refinement and stock growing are often two entirely separate parts of the bonsai process. When working on young plants I aim to create the best tree possible in the shortest pos...
Make Your Bonsai Healthier with a Quick Chemistry 101 Refresher
Water, air, and sunlight are the three most basic and plentiful things that a bonsai tree needs to grow. The pH of your soil and your water are both important to the health of a...
How Long do Bonsai Trees Live?
One of the most common questions that people ask about bonsai is "How old is this tree?" Properly cared for bonsai trees can live much longer than an average person. Keep a bons...
Why You Should Avoid Over- or Under- Watering Bonsai Trees
This article explores the parallels between the benefits and risks of humans drinking 64oz of water (or much less) each day and those of over- or under-watering bonsai trees. In...
Three ways you can tell if your bonsai is healthy
How can you tell if your bonsai tree is healthy? Follow these 3 guidelines to learn what to look for to tell the current health of your tree. As you gain experience with bonsai ...