My Bonsai Obsession

The internet is full of stories of dead Juniper mallsai, many of them victims of the mistaken belief that they can be kept indoors. This is ...

When last I wrote about my willow leaf ficus , I was undecided on the way forward. February 2017 Although that long branch was never ...

After several weeks of searching for a candidate succulent to create a mame bonsai, I was starting to think that I wasn't going to find ...

It's been five years since I started growing out my first Ginseng Ficus . In November 2017 I felt it had finally fattened up enough to...

Despite my doubts about my ability to create a decent looking bonsai tree from nursery stock during the South African winter, I was deter...

No, I don't keep any of my trees indoors. I learnt a long time ago that even trees which can survive in my house will never thrive ther...

I shouldn't be buying more trees right now. Well not unless they're really special anyway. I certainly shouldn't be buying young...