Posts Tagged ‘creating’

Creating Bonsai Trees – Carving and Styling Bonsai – English Yew

by The Bonsai Tree Care on Monday, January 25th, 2010


Graham Potter shows the initial styling of an English yew from woodland material. Includes graphic scenes of wood carving and styling! … “bonsai tree care” “wood carving”

Creating Bonsai Landscapes: 18 Miniature Garden Projects (Paperback)

by The Bonsai Tree Care on Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Creating Bonsai Landscapes: 18 Miniature Garden Projects

Product Description

A variety of themed bonsai displays are shown in this project source. Miniature gardens are not only a delight to look at but will also prove themselves a harmonizing and soothing force within the home.




About the Author

After a successful career as a textile designer, SU CHIN EE became fascinated by the little-practiced art of penjing. A gold-medal winner at the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show, she is now an official judge in the bonsai category at that show. Su grows and sells bonsai landscapes from her nursery in Kent, England. She writes regularly about bonsai and penjing for magazines and journals.
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The Complete Practical Encyclopedia of Bonsai: The essential step-by-step guide to creating, growing, and displaying bonsai with over 800 photographs (Hardcover)

by The Bonsai Tree Care on Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

The Complete Practical Encyclopedia of Bonsai: The essential step-by-step guide to creating, growing, and displaying bonsai with over 800 photographs

Product Description

This book defines and describes the ancient craft of bonsai. The techniques of this precise art form are clearly described, and provides a stunning and fully comprehensive reference that is ideal for the beginner as well as the more experienced bonsai artist.




About the Author

Ken Norman has been growing bonsai for over forty years. He and his wife Ann have an important collection of bonsai permanently displayed at Leonardslee Gardens, West Sussex, England. Ken is a past Chairman of both the Federation of British Bonsai Societies (FOBBS) and the Friends of the National Bonsai Collection (FNBC). He is also a founder member, past Chairman and current President of the Sussex Bonsai Group and has been involved in organizing national and international bonsai conventions. Ken and Ann have been awarded six Gold Medals at the world famous Chelsea Flower Show, including a Gold Medal at Chelsea 2004.


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