Bonsai In Your Home: An Indoor Grower's Guide (Paperback)

by Paul Lesniewicz (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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Lesniewicz gives readers a short history of the art of bonsai and offers instructions on care, including light, humidity, temperature, watering, and feeding requirements. He includes step-by-step directions on shaping and creating four classic bonsai forms, creating groupings, propagating plants from seed and cuttings, trimming leaves, and pruning roots. The bulk of the book is a listing of 42 bonsai plants arranged alphabetically with detailed instructions on their care. There's also a list of 26 questions and answers to help gardeners grow these demanding miniature plants. Almost every page of this profusely illustrated and informative guide is in color. George Cohen

Product Description
“Offers instructions on care, including light, humidity, temperature, watering, and feeding requirements...creating groupings, propagating plants from seed and cuttings, trimming leaves, and pruning roots...[this] profusely illustrated and informative guide is in color.”—Booklist. “An informative, exquisitely illustrated guide to growing tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs as bonsai....Plants for beginners are clearly marked.”—Library Journal.


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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (June 30, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806907819
• ISBN-13: 978-0806907819
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #906,035 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The title is a little misleading., February 16, 1999

By A Customer

While this book does stress the main idea of indoor growing, it doesn't help when the author tells us to move the plant outdoors in the spring. The lighting requirement for each species is really helpful and the photos are beautiful. The illustrations make repotting easier to do (you can see how the tree is tied to the pot). The care is detailed and quick since you can see at a glance how much watering is needed or when to propagate.n

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for beginners., June 16, 1999

By A Customer

This book helped me a lot in deciding which tree to grow and maintain. This book had drawings and pictures that assisted me in pruning, wiring, and the transplanting of my tree.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great for the novice, January 16, 2006

By	bookworm "Vicki" (Cedarburg, WI) - See all my reviews

This book, of the 3 I purchased, is the one I refer to most often. It has detailed descirptions of each tree along wiht detailed instructions on care for the tree including maintenance, repotting, propagation, etc. Very easy to understand and has answered the vast majority of my questions.