My Bonsai Obsession

With so many trees to care for I have some which have been sitting in my bonsai area for years receiving little more attention than what is ...

A few days ago, while pruning one of my trees, I came across a praying mantis on my work surface. I'm pretty sure it's not the same ...

Among the trees growing in my bonsai area is a skinny fig tree which I started from a cutting off a neighbour's tree when he pruned it i...

My last post inspired a bit of discussion among my Reddit readers, some of whom were insistent that one can chop trees below buds. When I ...

In October 2007 I bought a small Trident Maple at our club's annual show. I wasn't a member back then, but that was the day I signed...

Ever since Kathy Steyn did her carving demonstration at my club in July, I've been wanting to see her nursery, Bonsai Magic , which is ...

When I joined my club in late 2007 I got rather bogged down by the rules for branch placement and for a while it seemed that I was trying t...