Bonsai (Hamlyn Care Manual)

by Colin Lewis (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $3.25

  Tailored to meet the needs of the first time bonsai owner. * Clear, authoritative text makes creating and caring for your bonsai straightforward. * The use of step-by-step illustrations and photographs ensure the techniques are easy to follow. * Easy-to-use care symbols. * Illustrated with over 120 specially commissioned photographs and illustrations. * Directory of both indoor and outdoor trees and their charactersitics

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $3.25

  Developed with beginners and 'improving' gardeners in mind, the book shows the reader exactly how to grow and display bonsai, whether it's a broom-style zelkova Or a flowering crab apple in traditional Shohin style. A range of projects demonstrates how to create traditional styles from seedling to mature tree. Each project is shown over at least one spread, with concise step-by-step instructions and photography. The first section offers essential information for the budding bonsai Artist, while the 'help' section provides quick-reference advice on what to do when things go wrong, including how to deal with typical pests and diseases. The book ends with a comprehensive guide to all the traditional bonsai styles.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1996

  $3.25

  Every year well over one million bonsai are bought throughout the western world, most of them by or for people with no previous experience in the care or maintenance of miniature trees. The vast majority of them do not survive more than a few months; not because bonsai is difficult to care for, but because they are given the wrong kind of attention. This manual is tailored to meet the needs of the first-time owner by explaining in detail all the techniques needed to keep a bonsai plant in good shape. It covers every major bonsai type, both indoor and outdoor, and there are step-by-step illustrations and photographs, and easy-to-use care symbols. It also features a directory of the 40 most common species of bonsai.