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
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Colin Lewis is a respected bonsai expert who has studied bonsai in Japan, has written a number of books including Bonsai Survival Manual and Practical Bonsai and regularly demonstrates bonsai techniques.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
an excellent beginner's book with beautiful illustrations,
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This review is from: Bonsai (A Care Manual) (Hardcover)
This is a very visually-appealing book with creative photography and excellent color pictures on almost every page. It is targeted to the beginner, and (though a beginner myself) I think it is quite informative and gets one off to a good start. It has an index of many common trees used for bonsai and rates them according to difficulty, hardiness and sun/shade preference. It's weakness is an abundance of technical printing errors (goofed up captions, mostly), but in spite of this I heartily recommend it to the beginner for use as "A [Basic] Care Manual" and say it's well worth its price.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent pictures. Very good text. Helpfull tips.,
By Joana Dias (Oeiras, Portugal) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bonsai (A Care Manual) (Hardcover)
Very good book with excellent photographs. Good advices for those who want to buy, create or simply take good care of bonsai trees. The author explains very well how to do almost everything with these wonderful trees. If you're intention is to buy only one book of bonsai you should buy this one. It's my favourite!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Good,
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This review is from: Bonsai (A Care Manual) (Hardcover)
This is a very good book for the beginer bonsai enthusiast. The species guide is an excellent way to decide what kind of bonsai is right for you or how to better care for the bonsai you already own
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standard bonsai mix, bonsai soil, bonsai production, commercial bonsai, percent grit, indoor bonsai, outdoor bonsai, bonsai style, soil acidifier, bonsai culture, trident maples, foliage clouds, balanced food, displayed indoors, fine shoots, unwanted branches, local humidity, calcined clay, percent organic matter, hinoki cypress, fine twigs, standard soil, selective pruning, dry roots Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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standard bonsai mix, bonsai soil, bonsai production, commercial bonsai, percent grit, indoor bonsai, outdoor bonsai, bonsai style, soil acidifier, bonsai culture, trident maples, foliage clouds, balanced food, displayed indoors, fine shoots, unwanted branches, local humidity, calcined clay, percent organic matter, hinoki cypress, fine twigs, standard soil, selective pruning, dry roots Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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