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Bonsai Basics: This first section of the compilation outlines the basic requirements for successfully keeping bonsai and outlines techniques that should be understood and used on a day to day basis: Bonsai Introduction is a basic introduction to the fundamentals of the art of Bonsai. Watering Bonsai While On Holiday Improving Mallsai: Photo Series A guide to improving the looks and health of shop-bought bonsai. Feeding How to fertilise and feed your bonsai. Winter Care Positioning your outdoor tree for the Winter months and protecting against frost. Wiring A beginners guide to wiring. Repairing Snapped or Broken Branches Propagation How to propagate new trees to add to your collection. Bare Root Tree Care Purchasing bare-rooted trees to develop as bonsai material? An introduction by A.Bielski Repotting & Rootpruning - Part I Why repotting is essential, How often and when should a bonsai be repotted? Repotting & Rootpruning - Part II A photo guide to repotting. Repotting & Rootpruning - Part III Bare-rooting a bonsai When to Repot Your Bonsai Discovering the best time in the Spring to repot your bonsai Maintenance Pruning Timing The importance of timing in Bonsai An Introduction to Bonsai Soils Mixing your own soils. Bonsai Myths Styling The basic bonsai forms illustrated and explained. Tools Guide to Bonsai tools. Horticultural terms A glossary of horticultural terms. Japanese Bonsai Terms A glossary of Japanese Bonsai Terms. Shade Cloth Protecting Your Bonsai from the Summer Sun. Protecting Your Bonsai and Garden Against the Wind Bonsai advanced Techniques: The advanced techniques section of the CD is dedicated to subjects beyond basic bonsai cultivation techniques: Bending Thick or Brittle Branches Picea Pruning, Wiring and Styling Buxus/Boxwood Indepth Acer Palmatum-Advanced Techniques Advanced Pruning Techniques Choosing the Right Pot for your Bonsai Threadgrafting New Branches Threadgrafting New Roots For better nebari Defoliating or Leaf-cutting Bonsai Collecting Trees from the Wild A three part series by Walter Pall. Apex Building How to style the top of your bonsai Developing Informal Upright Trunks for Deciduous Bonsai Root Over Rock Bonsai Photo Series Root Over Rock Bonsai Part Two Photo Series Field Growing Trees For Bonsai A guide to developing trees with thicker trunks for use as bonsai. Group Planting A guide to creating group plantings. Autumn Colour A guide to Autumn/Fall leaf colours. Pruning Pines A guide to the complexities of pruning Pine species for bonsai. Pinus mugo/Mugo or Mountain Pine Indepth A guide to Pruning and Repotting Mugo Pines for bonsai Airlayering A guide to air-layering and ground layering techniques. Creating Better Nebari Correcting poor nebari with the use of layering techniques. Creating Deadwood on Bonsai Photo series. Bending Branches with Raffia Photo series. Promoting Rot in Bonsai Trunk Splitting Splitting the trunk of a Thuja to cure inverse taper; photo series. Preserving Deadwood and Curing Rotting Wood Problem A guide to removing areas of rotted wood on your bonsai and stopping any further damage occurring. The Application of Art Principles to Bonsai: The Golden Section The Application of Art Principles to Bonsai: Visual Movement See lots of seeds for plants suitable for the art of Bonsai by following the "View all Items" link.
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