Learn all about bonsai tree design and care with this comprehensive Japanese bonsai gardening book. Japanese miniature landscapes and, particularly, dwarf trees-"bonsai," as they are frequently called even in the West-have long been admired throughout the world. It may come as a surprise to inexperienced gardeners but the creation and care of bonsai is a comparatively simple art which can actually be systematically taught rather than, as in earlier books on the subject, just talked about vaguely. Now, given a reasonably green thumb and a modicum of patience, anyone in any country can create his own bonsai. The Japanese art of Miniature Trees and Landscapes contains detailed instructions, together with many helpful diagrams and charts and a treasury of photographs, on every phase of the art: propagation and training, with hints for those in a hurry and for small-apartment dwellers; daily and seasonal care, and treatment of pests; how to judge, select, and exhibit bonsai, with emphasis always upon the untold enjoyment they can provide. Included also, for those who want still more detailed information, are invaluable appendices concerning tools and equipment, soil analyses, and precise data on the more than three hundred species of plants used in making bonsai.

The Japanese Art of Miniature Trees and Landscapes

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Yoshimura, Yuji

Giovanna, Halford

Gardening & Landscape Design

Tuttle Pub

Written by two leading experts in the field, The Japanese Art of Stone Appreciation is an exploration into the art of suisekiâ€”small, naturally formed stones selected for their shape, balance, simplicity and tranquility. This concise introduction offers aesthetic guidance and direct practical advice. It details the essential characteristics of a high-quality suiseki, describing the various systems of stone classification and showing how to display a suiseki to its best advantage. There is also a section on incorporating suiseki with bonsai, the most popular and rewarding complement to a peaceful suiseki landscape.

The Japanese Art of Stone Appreciation: Suiseki and Its Use With Bonsai

Covello, Vincent T.

Learn the ins and outs of proper bonsai design and care with this comprehensive Japanese gardening book. Japanese bonsai have long been admired throughout the world while their care and preservation have seemed shrouded in mystery. The Art of Bonsai is, however, a comparatively simple art to learn. Anyone with a love for plants, a little patience and this eminently practical book can create bonsai and keep a finished plant healthy and vigorous for generations. Included in this definitive volume are: <ul>
<li>Detailed, illustrated instructions on propagation and training</li>
<li>Hints for those growing bonsai in a hurry and apartment dwellers</li>
<li>Daily and seasonal bonsai care practices</li>
<li>Dealing with pests and bonsai troubleshooting</li>
<li>How to judge, select and exhibit bonsai</li>
<li>Detailed appendices on tools, equipment, soil analyses</li>
<li>Data on more than 300 species of plants used in making bonsai</li>
</ul>
 This classic work remains an eminently practical book and is the classic guide to bonsai care. It contains the essentials of an art that is one of Japan's most treasured traditions—sculpting beauty in living wood.

The Art of Bonsai: Creation, Care and Enjoyment

Arts & Photography

Halford, Giovanna M.

History & Criticism

Tuttle+publishing

The Japanese Art of Stone Appreciation is an exploration into the art of suiseki—small, naturally formed stones selected for their shape, balance, simplicity and tranquility. Written by two leading experts in the field of Japanese gardening and art, this concise introduction offers aesthetic guidance and direct practical advice that is a window into traditional Japanese culture. It details the essential characteristics of a high-quality suiseki, describing the various systems of stone classification in this Japanese art form and explaining how to display a suiseki to its best advantage. There is also a section on incorporating suiseki alongside a bonsai tree, the most popular and rewarding complement to peaceful suiseki miniature landscape gardens. Sections include:<ul>
<li>Historical Background</li>
<li>Characteristics and Aesthetic Qualities</li>
<li>Classification of Suiseki</li>
<li>Displaying a Stone</li>
<li>Suiseki with Bonsai and Other Related Arts</li>
<li>Collecting Suiseki</li>
<li>How to Make a Carved Wooden Base</li>
<li>Suiseki Classification Systems</li>
</ul>

The Japanese Art of Stone Appreciation: Suiseki and its Use with Bonsai (Tuttle Classics)

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