Bountiful Bonsai: Create Instant Indoor Container Gardens wi – 9784805312704 – Periplus Ori Book

Cover Material: Hardcover
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Publish Date : 2015-01-13
Author: Bender, Richard W.
ISBN-13 : 9784805312704
English
Page : 128

Description :

Bonsai–the Japanese art of training plants to form elegant sculptures–is an age-old craft that appeals to gardeners and non-gardeners alike. Bountiful Bonsai presents a radical new approach that applies bonsai techniques to everyday container gardening instantly turning houseplants and herbs into beautiful and unusual bonsai sculptures

Bonsai expert Richard Bender not only expects his plants to look good but also expects to yield pleasant fragrances fresh herbs and fruits for his table. He shows readers how to create “instant bonsai” by shaping a range of common houseplants including:

• Fragrant hibiscus and jasmine
• Kitchen herbs such as rosemary and thyme
• Luscious fruits like cherries and oranges
• Medicinals such as tea tree and camphor laurel

This beautifully illustrated volume provides all the information you need to get started from plant choice advice to care requirements and bonsai “carving” tips. Suitable for indoor gardening or shaping exquisite bonsai fruit trees for outside gardensBender turns finicky art into a hobby accessible to all. Bonsai have graced Japanese homes for centuries; now they can yield useful crops that will simultaneously satisfy your artistic sensibility and also provide some wonderful meals