Bonsai Questions

Wondering what size your bonsai should be is a very common question for beginners. You can often be sat with a tree in front of you, holding your pruners and wondering where you should be pruning so that the tree is the right height or size. The truth is your bonsai tree can be any […]

The debate about putting moss on bonsai has been ongoing for years. The simple answer is that you should be putting moss on your bonsai. It’s as simple as that. The benefits simply outweigh any reason not to, but lets go through all the benefits and any negatives. Benefits Of Having Moss On Bonsai I

When you are starting bonsai the various skills and different types of work you need to do can seem complicated and overwhelming. I see many beginners making the same mistakes over and over again, which results in their trees not progressing as well as they would like. I will be going through some of the

Keeping a bonsai inside is a controversial topic. Trees should really be kept outside. However, depending on the species and your climate, you may need to keep them inside. If you do keep a tree inside you will need to be able to control the amount of light and temperature throughout the year to suit

Bonsai trees can often get yellow leaves which can be quiet worrying. There are all sorts of reasons why this happens, sometimes it’s normal and sometimes might be a sign that something has gone wrong. I cannot say exactly what has caused your leaves to turn yellow, but hopefully you can use the information in

Sometimes you end up with a new bonsai tree and you have no idea what it is. Maybe you dug it from a garden, or you just seen it in passing. Either way, trying to identify a tree can be a nightmare. This guide will try and point you in the right direction and help

I am often contacted by new tree owners in a panic asking why their tree has dropped all its leaves. Often this panic is justified, but not always. I will try and go through the common problems to try and help you work out what might be happening and if you need to do anything

In bonsai, there is a lot of terminology that can confuse a beginner. I am making a short list of some of the common words and phrases that often appear, sort of like a little bonsai dictionary to help you get a clearer understanding of what we are all talking about. A lot of the

When a bonsai tree is repotted the old soil is often just thrown away or put in to garden beds. This is fine, but you could potentially reuse the soil for other bonsai. If the soil has not fully broken down it is perfectly okay to reuse it. If you want to reuse your bonsai soil

I get often get asked what is a good tree for a beginner, so I will give you my opinion on what I feel is the perfect fit. As a beginner you want something that is cheap, easy to look after and grows fast. One of the biggest problems with being a beginner is that