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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BONSAI
What Is A Bonsai When you hear ‘bonsai’, the first image that comes to mind is a miniature tree. Aesthetic miniaturization of trees that are grown in the containers is an art practiced by Japanese, Chinese and Korean. For the Chinese, it is ‘penjing’, for the Korean ‘bunjae’, whereas for the Japanese, the term is … Continue reading
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JUNIPER BONSAI
How to Take Care of Your Juniper Bonsai Rapidly growing and responsive to training, you can quickly see the fruits of your labor when taking care of a Juniper Bonsai. This non-flowering and evergreen conifer have long, sprawling branches that can easily be styled to almost anything except the broom. Considered as one of the … Continue reading
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HISTORY OF BONSAI
Bonsai History The first ever appearance of the Bonsai plant was in China. A thousand years ago, the practice of growing specimen tree inside pots started. These were referred to as ‘pun-sai’. These plants had rugged foliage and the trunks were often mistaken as animals such as birds and dragons. Because of these, the Chinese … Continue reading
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ARTIFICIAL BONSAI
Superior than the Real Thing? Tips for Buying Artificial Bonsai Let’s face it. Not all of us have a green thumb and not everyone has the luxury of time either. Other than that, we are not all born with the patience of a saint or a bonsai grower either. If you have always wanted to … Continue reading