So, I've been struggling with my camellia bonsai for a while and I think I might have figured out what's been going wrong. I had it in akadama mixed with some pumice, which worked fine for my junipers, but apparently not so much for camelli...

I just got a trident maple bonsai last month, and it's been interesting so far. One big pro is how fast it grows. I mean, I can see new leaves every week now that it's spring. The trunk thickens up pretty quick too, which I hoped for. But I...

I just got my first trident maple bonsai. I'm having trouble figuring out the right watering schedule now that it's spring.

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...