How To Create an Azalea Bonsai From a Nursery Plant
A lesson in how to create a prebonsai from a nursery azalea. The nursery plant is root pruned, repotted, pruned and styled, and moss and a rock ...
Garden: Bonsai art blooms
THE art of cultivating large growing plants into miniature form is known as bonsai.This type of plant cultivation has become increasingly popular as gardens have become smaller, with balconies and courtyards a popular choice, especially among young homeowners.
Bonsai cultivation holds an air of mystery.
It's certainly a challenge to be able to sustain the growth of a large plant, which is pruned and shaped into a tiny plant but you shouldn't be deterred, especially if you're willing to dedicate the required hours.
The task that can't be neglected is daily watering and twice-daily on hot days.
Fertilising is also important, so apply a slow-release fertiliser when required and a foliant food such as Flourish each week.
Check the application rates as the strength may need to be diluted for bonsai.
The word bonsai in Japanese means planted in a container.
However, keeping a plant alive in a container is only an elementary introduction to the art of bonsai - to create
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