Is Bonsai Gardening New to You?

O.K. you have got the idea that Bonsai is all about miniature trees, but you're clueless about "Shakan - Chokkan - Moyogi"? Dont panic, you dont need to know the proper names of styles or tree species, such as Bonsai Juniper or Bonsai Japanese Maple. All you need in the beginning is the desire to want to grow a bonsai plant and some basic knowledge.

To begin in the charming art of bonsai gardening, you will need various gardening skills, a few basic tools and supplies, a smattering of common sense as well as a little creative flair.

If you have grown some plants in pots before - and have managed to keep them alive, healthy and looking good, then you already have the prerequisite skills for bonsai gardening. Apart from the actual techniques for keeping the plant compact, there really is not that much more to it!

Of course there have been volumes written about those techniques, so much so that you could fill a small library. But they are not ALL necessary to achieve an enviable result for your bonsai masterpiece.

When you first start, the job is just to keep your bonsai tree alive and at the same time looking like a tree! In this you will presumably have variable results. But don't be depressed if you unintentionally kill a plant or two, you wont be the first or the last to have done that.

Over time and with trial and error you will get the hang of it. And along the way you will have great joy and satisfaction at being the co-creator of such an amazing and beautiful living thing. It really can at times make your heart sing!

There are essentials you will need to know. However don't study up on everything all at once, just start with baby steps and take one step at a time. Begin with a simple to grow plant for example bonsai juniper. Learn a couple things about bonsai care (watering would be preferable first up) and then practice until you feel confident that you know what you are doing, and so move on to the next couple of skills....and so on.

Over time you will be the one being asked for advice on growing bonsai plants.

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