Learn Bonsai Gardening
In this lens, I want to talk about one of my gardening habits. There are many gardening styles and plant growing choices. I particularly enjoy bonsai because of the tremendous rewards and the relaxing nature of the activity. I also have many other gardens, each one with a different purpose and a different special something that each one adds to my life. Bonsai is where I can get the most creative and I can retrain my mind to see things in a new light, opening my thoughts up to various other ways of seeing many of lifes little elements in a new light as well. I hope that this lens helps you get started with this wonderful and creative past time.
Review One: Bonsai Gardening Secrets
An online guide that provides a multitude of great info for beginners
1. Bonsai Gardening SecretsThe number one bonsai guide available online is Bonsai Gardening Secrets. The writing in the guide is geared towards beginners without being underneath the reading capability of more advanced Bonsai gardeners. Fourteen classic bonsai styles are covered in the guide, with mention of a few more. One of the greatest values in Bonsai Gardening Secrets is the discussion of which plants are best suited for certain styles. The guide provides a very good amount of information that would be difficult to learn through trail and error or through compiling the information yourself through multiple other sources. The sale of the guide also has two free bonuses that I found rather informative. One bonus is a guide to buying bonsai and plants to for bonsai gardening. The other bonus is a how-to ebook for bonsai gardening indoors. If you live in a small apartment or have drastic weather conditions outside, this is a must-have if you want to be a bonsai gardener.
Bonsai Gardening Secrets proves to be a great source of valuable information and is priced modestly at $17.95 for all three guides.
Click here to read more: Bonsai Gardening Secrets
Great Bonsai Stuff on Amazon
Bonsai (101 Essential Tips)
Amazon Price: $5.00 (as of 11/26/2009) 
The Secret Techniques of Bonsai: A Guide to Starting, Raising, and Shaping Bonsai
Amazon Price: $20.88 (as of 11/26/2009)
The Complete Book of Bonsai
Amazon Price: $27.59 (as of 11/26/2009)
Review Two: What You Need to Know about Bonsai Gardening
Another guide that is more technical and great for semi-advanced gardeners
2.What You Need to Know about Bonsai GardeningAnother wonderful guide available online is the What You Need to Know about Bonsai Gardening guide. This guide is much more technical than the Bonsai Gardening Secrets guide and has some different information because of it. What You Need to Know contains details about soil mixtures, moisture levels, nutrients as related to particular plants, et cetera. The guide also addresses accenting your bonsai with other plants and landscaping. While this guide does not come with loads of free extra bonuses, it prepares beginners to move rapidly to an advanced stage of bonsai and assists advanced gardeners to hone their bonsai skills. The guide in particular is well suited to supplement the Bonsai Gardening Secrets and is a greatly advantageous for those seeking to go beyond beginning bonsai gardening by providing a deeper, more technical understanding of the art.
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Great Bonsai Stuff on eBay
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Review Three: Bonsai Tips and Advice
a four guide set that spans from beginning to advanced gardening
3. Bonsai Tips and AdviceThis set is a full range of Bonsai gardening information. It is basically an encyclopedia for Bonsai. In particular, what I like about this set is that the earlier texts prepare you for more advanced discussion and gardening secrets revealed in the other texts. It is well organized and clearly written. This may be my favourite one yet!
To see for yourself, click here: Bonsai Tips and Advice
Videos on Bonsai Gardening
I think this guy is great! There are more videos of his on YouTube as well. I will post more or change these over time. I hope they help!
How to Grow Bonsai Trees : How to Make your Own Bonsai : Bonsai Lessons for Beginners
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How to Grow Bonsai Trees : How to Care for your Bonsai Tree : Bonsai Maintenance
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How to Grow Bonsai Trees : What Type of Soil is Necessary for Bonsai Trees
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How to Grow Bonsai Trees : What is a Bonsai Tree and How is it Formed?
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How to Grow Bonsai Trees : Avoiding Common Problems with Bonsai Trees
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How to Grow Bonsai Trees : Repotting Bonsai Trees : Professional Bonsai Growing Tips
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General Gardening Links
- Home Veggie Gardening Guide
- Just what it says - home veggie gardening guide, and a good one at that!
- Definitive Guide to Gardening
- A great guide for getting started growing your green thumb.
- The Real Gardener's Book
- A decent selection of gardening tips for various gardening styles, but the best thing here is free gardening tips emailed to you daily. Nice!
- Indoor Plant Care Info
- A great guide for container and low-light plant growing
- Seasonal Gardening Secrets
- Just that - seasonal gardening information that will keep your garden blooming and growing food year round.
- Ultimate Guide to Gardening for Beginner
- A nice beginner's guide. Get that green thumb here!
- Easy Gardening
- Another good beginner's guide. Worth checking out.
Other Specialty Gardening Links
- Organic Gardening made Easy
- Just that. Organic gardening tips.
- Organic Companion Gardening
- Another organic gardening guise worth checking out.
- Organic Gardening How-to
- Yet another one, just to give you a few choices. They all seem quite similar to me. All good, none better than the others.
- Home Hydroponic Gardening Guide
- Grow plants at home without soil! Fun!
- Hydroponic Gardening
- Another good guide to growing plants with only water.
- How to Plant and Care for Your Roses
- A very nice guide to rose gardening.
- Orchid Guide
- A guide for caring for and profiting from orchids.
- Bamboo Gardening
- A guide for making your Bamboo grow to its fullest potential.
- Square Watermelon
- Grow fruit that you can stack in the corner and sell it for loads of cash! Nice trick!
by kingseesar
I am an ethnomusicology Ph.D. student and an avid gardener. I have a large cacti collection, a small bonsai garden, and several herbs and vegetables.... (more)
