Beyond the basic styles of chokkan (formal upright), shakan (informal upright), kengai (cascade) and so forth there are several that don’t fit neatly into those categories. The divisions are arbitrary to an extent, but like any specialty they evolve over time to help bonsai artists guide and discuss their work.
Some of the more common advanced [...]

Choosing the Plants
Choosing the correct plants for the area available, area of country the tree will be grown, and how many trees a person is interesting in tending; all of these factors contribute to making a wise choice for a tree which will bear the most fruit and live the longest.
To determine if container fruit [...]

A large number of people find themselves with gopher problems on their property and want a natural solution to eliminate their gopher problem.
The number one choice for many people when attempting to rid themselves of gophers naturally is the use of traps. One of the traps used by some individuals is rattrap. These rattraps are [...]

Trees are amazingly self-sufficient. They take in needed elements from the environment without having to move to fetch it as animals do. But that can be a limitation as well, since they are dependent on finding what they need nearby.
In the case of most trees, elements leech through the soil and into contact with the [...]

Wild roses are considered as being abundant on the western prairies, especially when water is anywhere nearby. As well, they like direct sunlight and strive on it, and so if you are planting wild roses then you are going to want to make sure that you plant them in an area where they are going [...]

Neem oil is something that has been around for along time. From the Neem plant and tree, you find this oil in many regions of the world. It is not used for cooking, but in many places, such as India and Bangladesh, you will find it used in different kinds of products for people, such [...]

Few subjects in bonsai care are as complex as watering. What should be the simplest thing in the world is actually the most complicated. Apprentices in Japan will perform many duties for their first few years before being allowed to water the trees. Incorrect watering practices kill more bonsai than any other factor.
Bonsai soil is [...]

Snakes can be a bother when it comes to your yard. No one wants to see a snake. Not to mention that some snakes are very dangerous – they are simply not what you want to have in your yard at all! If you have a snake problem, you are probably going to want to [...]

The Japanese have a word, ‘wa’, that roughly translates to ‘harmony’. It refers to relations between individuals, and man and nature. But it can also refer to the elements comprising a work of art. The art of bonsai uses this concept when coordinating the choice of species and style with the container in which the [...]

When it comes to the planting and maintaining of a flower such as a rose, there are many different things that you need to take into consideration. This is because roses themselves are very different from any other type of flower, and so you need to make sure that you understand certain matters about roses [...]