Indoor Bonsai: Plants and Gardens (Brooklyn Botanic Garden Record) (Paperback)

~ Sigmund Dreilinger (Author)

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Product Description

If your living room, bedroom, or kitchen is your garden, this beautifully photographed guide--written by North America's foremost bonsai pioneers--will keep your miniature trees thriving. An illustrated guide to styles displays a wide range of possibilities, from slanting trees with gnarled trunks to a tiny "forest." See how to control airflow and humidity in the home and construct a sheltered growing chamber. Find out one expert's tips for success, advice on artificial light, and suggestions on fertilizers and water. Grow from seeds and cuttings, combat pests and problems, master wiring techniques, and look at bonsai types from tropical blooming and fruiting to Texas ebony and succulents. Plus 100 plants that work well inside and a guide to ceramic containers to show them off.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, Inc. (March 25, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 094535259X
• ISBN-13: 978-0945352594
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,181,554 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Indoor Bonsai, June 13, 2000

By A Customer

This book was well-written, and very informative for the beginner. It went over all of the basics for Bonsai care, and was even appropriate as a reference book for the intermediate Bonsai caregiver. I would recommend it for anyone who is interested in starting a Bonsai garden

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Slightly antiquated Bonsai book, February 6, 2001

By	phdezra (USA) - See all my reviews

While the trees themselves have not changes, books have. This book is good, but there are better Bonsai books out there that are available for the beginner. Check out "The Complete Book of Bonsai" by Harry Tomlinson instead