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Beginners are often wary about using bonsai tools and there is no need to worry. Using the tools is very simple, you will not have any problems using them and you do not need a professional to train you. However, knowing why you should be using the tool is more important and this does require […]

You will need some tools to be able to do the work required to develop your tree as a bonsai and there can be a lot of questions about tools. I have written – A Guide To Beginner Bonsai Tools – explaining what you will need and why, but I have still received a lot

You are going to need to work on your trees at some point when you are doing bonsai, which means that you need some bonsai tools. However, beginners often make a lot of simple mistakes around this, which I want you to avoid, so I am going to go through some of the most common

When you look at bonsai shops you will often see beginner tools and professional tools on sale and it can be a little confusing trying to understand the difference, apart from the fact that one costs a lot more than other. The reality is that the tools are the same, but they are just a

Watering your bonsai is a fundamental part of its survival, if you don’t get this right your tree will die …but does it matter what kind of water you use? The truth is that it doesn’t really, of course some types of water are better than others, but so long as your tree is getting

Whether you keep your trees indoors or outside, they will need water and I am often asked if this is done in the same way or not. The reality is that it is pretty much the same, but there will be a few subtle differences which I will go through below, but the basic principles

Watering your bonsai properly is extremely important and we need some tools to help us with this. We need watering tools to helps us get the water to our pots and I will go through some of the most popular tools below. You can use any combination of these and deciding which tool is the

You may have heard about people using Rhizotonic on their bonsai and you may not be sure what that this is all about. I am a huge fan of rhizotonic and I think everyone should be using it. I honestly believe it has prevented a few of my trees from dying and just helped speed

Pruning is an important part of bonsai and it can seem quite intimidating when you are first starting out. I have written a pretty detailed guide on How To Prune A Bonsai Tree covering everything you need to know including the basic core principles on what and how you need to prune, so you should

It can be very exciting when you first get into bonsai, but there are actually a lot of benefits that come with having one, some you may know, others you may not. So I will go though some of the benefits of owning a bonsai, as well a few negatives. Although the benefits far outweigh