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The Bonsai Workshop by Herb Gustafson

This is an excellent book for the beginning bonsai enthusiast. It also contains much information which is extremely helpful for those of you who are more advanced.

The Bonsai Workshop (jr4028) $19.95 S & H $8.00 by priority mail (Paperback 208 pages 8 1/2 x 11 402 color/68 B&W Illustrations)

101 Essential Tips by Harry Tomlinson

This step by step guide brings expert advice at an affordable price. Breaks down key information on cultivating bonsai into 101 easy-to-grasp tips.

101 Essential Tips (jr4010) $5.00 S & H $3.00 by first class (Paperback 72 pages 5 x 7 All Color)

Pocket Bonsai by David Prescott (Consultant Editor - Colin Lewis)

Pocket Bonsai is the essential, practical guide to this ancient art. This finely detailed book combines expertly drawn illustrations and beautiful full-colour photographs with clear descriptions that highlight every facet of the practice of bonsai, from its long history to modern trends.

Pocket Bonsai (jr4018) $14.95 S & H $3.00 first class (Paperback 192 pages 6 x 8 1/4 All Color)

The Living Art of Bonsai - Principles & Techniques of Cultivation & Propagation by Professor Amy Liang

"With 288 color pages, Liang's is one of the best [books on the subject]. Her book includes a breathtaking photo gallery of bonsai, basic styles, group planting, plant physiology, cultivation, propagation, transplanting and repotting, and training and dwarfing--in other words, everything the bonsai grower needs to know." - review from Booklist

The Living Art of Bonsai (jr4022) $19.95 S & H $5.50 (Paperback 288 pages 8 1/4 x 11 1/4 All Color)

Bonsai Secrets by Peter Chan

Internationally acclaimed bonsai expert Peter Chan guides newcomers and experienced bonsai growers alike through the basics of bonsai technique and reveals insider secrets on how to make your bonsai thrive and live to a good age. This is the first book to provide tricks of the professional bonsai trade.

Bonsai Secrets (jr4027) $19.95 S & H $5.50 (Paperback 176 pages 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 Color)

The Art of Japanese Gardens - Designing & Making Your Own Peaceful Space by Herb Gustafson

This inspirational guidebook shows how to create the sense of harmony and balance when designing and making our own peaceful space. No detail goes unexplained - from adding koi and water plants to setting up viewing stations, a teahouse, or a moon-viewing building.

The Art of Japanese Gardens (jr4055) $19.95 S & H $5.50 (Paperback 144 pages 8 1/2 x 11 all color)

Bonsai - Wisley Handbook by John Ardle

This concise, illustrated handbook, with its detailed information on the care of a variety of bonsai, provides invaluable reference for both amateur and experience bonsai enthusiasts. The straight forward approach to essential techniques, together with advice on tackling pests and other problems and the directory of recommended species will ensure successful results.

Bonsai - Wisley Handbook(jr4011) $9.95 S & H $4.00 (Paperback 96 pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Color)

Bonsai - Readers Digest Home Handbooks by Harry Tomlinson

The complete practical guide to the art of bonsai, from growing a single tree from seed to creating a landscape arrangement. A comprehensive full color guide to the identification, growing and training more than 100 bonsai trees and shrubs. Expert advice in easy-to-follow step-by-step sequences show how to create and shape your own bonsai and keep established plants healthy and beautiful.

Bonsai - Reader's Digest Home Handbooks (jr4012) $16.00 S & H $4.00 (Paperback 216 pages 8 1/4 x 6 Color)

Indoor Bonsai by Paul Lesniewicz

The vast varieties of miniature trees that can be grown indoors (including trees only 3-6 inches tall) are highlighted in this book. With color photos of spectacular examples. Excellent guide with specifics on individual plants.

Indoor Bonsai (jr4015) $16.95 S & H $4.00 (Paperback 208 pages 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 84 Color)

Bonsai Basics by Christian Plessey & Remy Sampson

An excellent guide for beginning enthusiasts. Includes selecting hardy specimens, the essentials of pruning, wiring, and aging, keeping bonsai healthy through watering, feeding, and preventive treatment against pests and diseases. Covers the many styles of bonsai shaping, including major single and multiple trunk forms, forest groupings and more. Bonus: a calendar with season checklists for what to do and when.

Bonsai Basics (jr4021) $12.95 S & H $4.00 (Paperback 120 pages 74 Color 164 b&w)

Beginning Bonsai - The Gentle Art of Japanese Miniature Tree Growing by Larry & Shirley Student

The Japanese and Chinese have been perfecting the art of Bonsai for thousands of years. It is often believed that it take several years to grow bonsai effectively. In this books, however, the beginner will find tips on how to plant, prune, and train bonsai trees and get beautiful results in a short time. The authors bring their years of experience in the bonsai business to this book, passing along a host of rules and suggestions for the beginning bonsai enthusiast.

Beginning Bonsai - The Gentle Art (jr4030) $14.95 S & H $4.00 (Paperback 48 pages 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 41 photos 8 Color 17 illus.)

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