My Bonsai Obsession

My smallest tree is this little Ficus Pumila which I grew from a cutting several years ago. Ficus Pumila - November 2015 The parent ...

When I first became interested in growing bonsai in around the year 2000 I knew almost nothing about plants. I'd never been interested i...

Last weekend I went out of town to visit a bonsai show held by another club. The trees were divided into three categories - classic bonsai, ...

I don’t often talk about my Ginseng Ficus because they’re frowned upon by most serious bonsai artists. That was one of the first things I le...

Nine years ago, just weeks after I joined my bonsai club , we were hit by the worst hail I've ever had the misfortune to experience. Sto...

Sometimes I wonder whether my efforts at growing bonsai are just the work of a glorified gardener. It's not that I don't want to cre...

I hope my tone doesn’t offend any beginners, but some people seriously think this is the best way to start bonsai. Some nurseries even ...