Totally Bonsai: A Guide to Shaping, Growing and Caring for Miniature Trees and Shrubs FROM THE PUBLISHER
From how to pick a plant to what tools you'll need to trim and style your plant, this beginner's guide provides readers with everything they'll needto create their own bonsai. Comprehensive and easy to follow, Totally Bonsai includes more than 100 photographs and pictures of junipers, pines, dogwood and more. This all-inclusive manual includes a complete directory to plant species, with 10 easy-to-grow plants that are great for first-timers plus 40 species that need a little more attention-perfect for when you get the hang of it!
The author, having more than fifteen years of experience in the field, has incorporated the entire process of creating and maintaining bonsai into this comprehensive beginner's guide. With Totally Bonsai readers will learn the centuries-old technique of creating beautiful miniature trees and bring the peace and serenity of nature into their own home.
Author Biography: Craig Coussins, a world-renowned expert on bonsai, has been teaching and lecturing on bonsai since 1991, and growing bonsai since 1973. In addition to being a founder of the Scottish Bonsai Association and founder committee member of the Federation of British Bonsai Societies, Craig has studied with John Yoshio Naka, the world famous Japanese-American Bonsai teacher. He has taught in California, Texas, Florida, England, Russia, South Africa, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy and Belgium. He is also the author of Bonsai for Beginners.
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