Description
Begin your lifelong love affair with the mindful art of bonsai.
Do you know your shari from your nebari? Can you tell literati styling from informal upright? Want to know how to create that gnarled and twisted look?
Let Happy Bonsai guide you along the path to enlightenment, with care and display profiles for 40 top trees and fully illustrated step-by-steps of more than 20 bonsai techniques and styles.
Find your perfect tree and discover how to prune, shape, and tend to its needs to create a beautiful living sculpture. Fall in love with this most meditative of garden crafts.
Demystifies bonsai with step-by-step techniques and care profiles for 40 trees.
About the Author
Michael Tran has practised bonsai for over 13 years, studying under senior bonsai masters in Europe and Japan. In 2009 he established the Minoru Bonsai tree nursery near Heidelberg, Germany, where he also teaches bonsai courses. He is the founder and organiser of the annual Generation Bonsai festival.
Book Information
ISBN 9780241412381
Author Michael Tran
Format Hardback
Page Count 144
Imprint DK
Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Weight(grams) 387g
Dimensions(mm) 199mm * 155mm * 17mm