Bonsai World

The Art of Bonsai

To be able to develop good bonsai one requires knowledge and ability in two distinctly different areas. They must be able to successfully combine both art and horticulture.

The art is in the shaping and developing of the tree. It is following a vision of an imagined future beautiful old tree. Bonsai is the illusion of age. The horticulture is knowing the plants growth patterns and needs in order to keep it alive.

It is of little use if a person is great at shaping and developing a bonsai but has little to no knowledge of how to keep them, not just alive but robust and healthy.

It is equally useless if a person is great at horticultural techniques (that is, keeping the plant alive) but doesn't have the ability to shape the tree, or even worse, can create an initial shape but can't maintain the graceful lines of the tree as it ages.

Jobs That Relate To The Artistic Side:

• Wiring
• Cutting
• Trimming
• Carving
• Leaf Pruning
• Adding artificial driftwood

Jobs That Relate To The Horticultural Side:

• Watering
• Fertilising
• Rootpruning
• Repotting
• Soil mixes
• Pests and diseases

Bonsai World run classes to cover most of the above areas. However for those people who have been given a bonsai as a gift or have bought one to enjoy, but don't necessarily want to learn some of the above techniques they can bring the plant to the nursery and for a fee we will:

• Reshape
• Repot
• Rootprune
• Spray for pests and diseases
• Trim and Rewire
• Identify problems
• Give quick free advice (however we run classes for people who want to know how to shape a bonsai.

Contact Details

Address:

28 Tyalgum Street, Mudgeeraba,
Queensland 4213
Australia

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Mobile: 0412 135 030
Principals:
Carole and Doug Waller
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"Thank you for repooting my ficus. It looks great and is so much healthier!"