The Bonsai Beginner's Bible

The definitive guide to choosing and growing bonsai

Author: Peter Chan Series: Octopus Bible Series

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A compact guide to everything bonsai in the internationally best-selling Octopus Bible format.

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Summary

A compact guide to everything bonsai in the internationally best-selling Octopus Bible format.

Description

The Japanese and Chinese have been creating bonsai trees for centuries and it is now an internationally popular pastime. This compact and stylish guide will provide everything you need to know to grow bonsai successfully, including shaping with wires, watering, seasonal maintenance, tackling common ailments, choosing the right container, feeding and repotting. A directory of over 90 of the most popular species, illustrated with beautiful photographs, will enable you to find the tree that is right for you.

About the Author

Peter Chan founded Herons Bonsai, the UK's premier bonsai nursery, in 1986. He has achieved a record tally of 21 Chelsea Gold Medals to date and is the author of six bestselling books on bonsai. Over the years he has been featured in numerous television programmes on bonsai.

Product Details

Publisher

Octopus Publishing Group | Mitchell Beazley

Published

4th January 2018

Pages

320

ISBN

9781784723699

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CUSTOMER REVIEWS

16 Jan, 2023

It is a great little book, so much information. Would recommend for anyone interested in Bonsai.
By Lynette

25 May, 2022

Excellent wee book
By Jade

17 Jun, 2021

This is a small, but thick and sturdy paperback and it made me smile when I saw it. How perfect that a book about miniature potted trees be also small. Peter Chan is an expert with a humble and practical offerings, who is a really great teacher. (check out Heron's Bonsai on YouTube - such a knowledgeable man). The advice in this book is easy to understand and follow. It is primarily a collection of basic concepts, followed by a collection of attractive tree types that demonstrate principles and the types of look that the different species can give. This is a book about Real bonsai, unlike similar style guides that are more about making a decoration piece. This is about growing plants, rather than interior design or landscape gardening.
By Kath

02 Feb, 2022

Quite useful
By Tony

07 Sep, 2023

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