Christine McKinnon

Care of Bonsai Trees - Pinching and Cutting into Shape

At some time your bonsai tree is going to require pruning to keep it in shape - and as this is a very crucial aspect of care of bonsai trees it is best to be very sure of what you're doing as, like Humpty Dumpty, once a branch has been cut you can't put i... Read >

Care Of Bonsai Trees - Three Tips To Keep Your Tree Alive.

The secret behind the successful care of bonsai trees is simple - constant and tender loving care Bonsais require the same three ingredients essential to all plants - soil, water and light. The trick in providing the proper care of bonsai tree is ensu... Read >

Care Of Bonsai Trees: There Are Three Things You Must Know About Fungi

Even though we take great effort with our care of bonsai trees, our trees can get diseases and we need to be able to identify them and know how to fight such fungal infections such as mildew, rusts and black spot. Mildew is a white mould forming on the... Read >

Care of Bonsai - Scary Stuff For Beginners.

It's a scary thought taking a knife to your bonsai tree for the first time. While it's necessary for the proper care of bonsai trees, it's not something that should be done without careful planning and a little know-how. Pruning is necessary to give y... Read >

Care Of Bonsai Trees - First Steps

The care of bonsai trees is a hobby that can give years of pleasure, and by far the quickest way to start is by purchasing a tree that has already been "bonsaid" and put in a pot. However there are some simple checks you can do to ensure the plant you spe... Read >

Caring For Bonsai Trees - What Is There To Know About Pruning, Thinning and Pinching?

As a newcomer to caring for bonsai trees, I was keen to start making it grow the way I wanted, but maybe I was being a little impatient. Bonsai are not like house plants, they take years to form into beautiful works of art. I am a newcomer to bonsai and... Read >

Care of Bonsai Trees: A Great Stress Buster

There is something therapeutic about the growing and care of bonsai trees. A quiet sense of accomplishment can be obtained in watching nature and your skill join to slowly create a living work of art. In growing a bonsai, you are in essence coaxing the... Read >

Caring For Bonsai Trees - Root Pruning: It's A Little Bit Scary The First Time

The secret of keeping your bonsai both healthy and miniature is to prune not just its branches but the trunk and roots. Pruning is a bit scary to those that are new to the hobby of caring for bonsai trees, as pruning roots damages a plant, restricting ... Read >

Caring For Bonsai Trees - When Do They Leave Their Training Pot?

It was coming into spring, and I thought it would be a good opportunity to brighten up things around home. I had seen some of the pots available for bonsai and I thought it would be good to update the plastic pot my bonsai was in. The plastic pot was ... Read >

Care of Bonsai Trees - Any Seeds Will Do If You Have the Right Knowledge

A word of warning before I talk to you about the care of bonsai trees - don't be fooled into buying bonsai tree seeds. Despite the fact I have seen bonsai seeds offered for sale, there is no such thing. A bonsai is a work of art, not any particular kin... Read >

Care Of Bonsai Trees - They Like Their Food

Some people think that you have to starve a bonsai in order to stunt its growth. Actually, it's just the opposite. When you are taking care of bonsai trees, remember, just like you, they like to be fed. In fact, you can control how your tree grows by c... Read >

Care of Bonsai Trees - The Highly Debated Element Of Soil

The subject of bonsai soil is a hotly debated topic among bonsai lovers. While watering is crucial to the care of bonsai trees, so too is the type of soil as the soil involved in delivering nutrients to the tree With the care of bonsai trees, we are tr... Read >

Care Of Bonsai Trees: Watering - Who Would Have Thought It Would Be Difficult?

A mistake that I was to make early in my journey for the care of bonsai trees was watering. I thought it was just watering. How difficult could it be? With my first bonsai, I treated it just like my other house plants and along with it being locate... Read >

Care Of Bonsai Trees - It's About Location, Location, Location!!

When I got my first Bonsai, I should have asked the question: What is the difference between the care of ordinary house plants and the care of bonsai trees? Instead, I just thought it was another house plant and it would be best kept inside, along with ... Read >

SOS On Care Of Bonsai Trees!

Help! My first pretty little juniper bonsai is dead. I've bought another one but need to learn the simple techniques on the care of bonsai trees to make sure this one stays alive. Because the leaves on my bonsai juniper began to turn brown, I kept giv... Read >