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Classical Bonsai Art: A Half Century of Bonsai Study
William Valavanis has another book coming out in early June, he has personally asked me to do a review of his book that took 50 years to make. Knowing Bill and his efforts and accomplishments in the bonsai community and around ...
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The Complete Illustrated Guide to Japanese Gardening and Growing Bonsai
Overview Ken Norman has written several books dedicated to bonsai, but this collaborative effort with Charles Chesshire is one of the most comprehensive and exhaustive (if not exhausting!). At 512 pages, this book is a tome. As...
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Bonsai: A Patient Art
I was very excited when I first saw that Bonsai: A Patient Art was set to come out this year. I love bonsai books of this variety, coffee table book with mostly pictures of exquisite bonsai trees. Personally I am completely oka...
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Keshiki Bonsai: The Easy, Modern Way to Create Miniature Landscapes
When receiving this book from ofbonsai the first thing I noticed was the quality of the book and printing, Very solid well bound book with color pictures and thick pages, perfect for the heavy ready like myself. Getting into th...
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The Complete Practical Encyclopedia of Bonsai
Overview Ken Norman has written several books dedicated to bonsai, but his most popular is the subject of this review. With a name like this: The Complete Practical Encyclopedia of Bonsai: The essential step-by-step guide to cr...
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Introduction To Bonsai Pots
This was a fun little book to read and a very informative one. I believe it to be the first of its kind. The author Cat Nelson goes into great detail in the first four chapters of her book explaining just about everything one w...
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The Living Art of Bonsai: Principles & Techniques of Cultivation & Propagation
At first glance this book is very well constructed, for a paper edition. At 8 1/4″ x 11 1/2″ and 287 pages it will fit on most book shelves. It would also make a great coffee table book. The photography is top-notch...
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Fine Bonsai: Art and Nature
My first impression of Fine Bonsai: Art and Nature is that it is huge! 12 inches x 15 inches (30.5cm x 38.1cm), allowing for huge bonsai photos, the blad copy I received had a foldout picture too, bonsai centerfold! Then t...
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Bonsai From Nursery Plants
is the first bonsai e-book I have ever read. With knowing how popular these e-books have been becoming it was just a matter of time before I found one on bonsai. Now let’s get to the meat of the matter. This book has the ...
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Lindsay Farr’s World of Bonsai: Series One (DVD)
If you are not familiar with Lindsay Farr’s World of Bonsai: Series One, where have you been? I fell in love with this video the first time that I saw it on the internet, because Lindsay took me to places I may never get ...
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Shohin Bonsai: Majesty in Miniature
Shohin Bonsai: Majesty in Miniature is, I believe, the first shohin bonsai book ever published in English. It is written by one of the foremost experts of shohin bonsai in the world. I had high expectations of this book, and wa...
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101 Essential Tips: Bonsai
I know what you’re thinking: “How could a book with 101 bonsai tips only be 72 pages?” When I was new to bonsai this never crossed my mind, but today it makes me realize that not all of the “tips” are re...
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PINES: Growing and Styling Japanese Black & White Pine Bonsai
Pines: Growing and Styling Pine Bonsai is a compendium of articles originally published in Bonsai Today Magazine that have been re-edited and updated to ensure the most current information available. As part of Bonsai Today Mas...
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The Sphagnum Moss Bonsai Method
When The Sphagnum Moss Bonsai Method arrived at my house, I was initially disappointed by the picture on the cover. It is a photo of a lonely little tree looking quite young and undeveloped. I wondered why Gerald M. Levitt woul...
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