I've been thinking about adding a trident maple bonsai to my little collection, but I'm trying to weigh the pros and cons before taking the plunge. I've heard they develop beautiful colors, especially in the fall, which sounds amazing. Plus...

So I've been playing around with a new soil mix and thought I'd share my experience. I’ve been hearing some folks talk about using "coconner" as part of their bonsai soil composition. It piqued my curiosity because my usual go-to has been a...

Last year, I decided to repot my Satsuki azaleas into kanuma soil. Everyone kept raving about how perfect it was for azaleas due to its acidic properties, but I ran into an unexpected issue. After I repotted, I checked the pH with my trusty...

So, I've been messing with air layering for a bit, and here's what I've figured out from my trials (and errors, oh so many errors). Did a few Japanese maples (Acer palmatum) here in my backyard. There's something about starting in spring th...

I just got my first set of Wazakura bonsai tools, and the concave cutter really surprised me with how precisely it cuts even the thicker branches on my Ficus.

So, a couple years back I bought what I thought was a beautiful bonsai from a local garden center. They had it labeled as "bonsai ficus" and it looked pretty convincing to my untrained eyes at the time. I took it home, proud of my new addit...

I got a new Chinese Elm bonsai a couple of months ago, and it's been doing well until this week. I noticed some of the leaves turning yellow and dropping, which is making me nervous. Is this normal in spring? My other plants are sprouting n...

So I have this old apple tree in my backyard that was planted by the previous owner — I think it's a McIntosh variety. It's kinda special to me and I wanted to propagate it to grow a new tree for my sister. A couple of years back, I decided...

So I was rummaging around the forum and noticed that camellias are being discussed in the deciduous section. Am I the only one who thought camellias were evergreen? Maybe it's just me mixing things up. Anyway, on the topic of potting soil f...

Hey there, I've been nurturing a camelia bonsai for about two years now. It's a 'Kanjiro' variety, and I'm seeing something I didn't expect. It's May, so I was hoping to see it flower, but a lot of the buds are falling off before they get t...