If you were to ask a dozen different bonsai hobbyists what makes bonsai so special, you’d probably get a dozen, or more, different answers. Some look to the hobby as a calm, nurturing practice that establishes peace and tranquility. A way to bond with [...]
On my first and only visit to Kihachiro Kamiya’s nursery in 1999, I found Daisaku Nomoto working on a young black pine. It was close to 30 years old, and the tree was beautiful to me; it had a large base and fast taper and was more full than the pines I [...]
