Author: Masakuni Kawasumi II and Masakuni Kawasu III
Publisher: Kodansha International
Keywords: bonsai, raising, shaping, starting, guide, techniques, secret
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 2006-02-17
List price: $29.00
ISBN-10: 4770029438
ISBN-13: 9784770029430
The Japanese art of bonsai is practiced worldwide, but while basic techniques have been more or less effectively taught, many of the more intriguing ones, as well as recently invented ones, have not. THE SECRET TECHNIQUES OF BONSAI remedies this oversight with the thoughtful instruction of second and third generation experts. SECRET TEACHINGS is by the author of the groundbreaking BONSAI WITH AMERICAN TREES, one of the first books to unveil the secrets of the trade. This time, Masakuni Kawasumi II teams up with his son, Masakuni III, to offer not only the basics for creating perfect bonsai
Author: Harry Tomlinso
Publisher: DK ADULT
Keywords: tips, essential, bonsai
Number of Pages: 72
Published: 2003-09-08
List price: $5.00
ISBN-10: 0789496879
ISBN-13: 9780789496874
Breaks down key information on cultivating bonsai into 101 easy-to-grasp tips and gives quick answers to all your questions. Harry Tomlinson is one of Europe’s leading bonsai artists and instructors. He has exhibited and judged bonsai all over the world. He is also the author of several books including DK’s The Complete Book of Bonsai.
Author: Alejandro Zambra
Publisher: Melville House
Keywords: novella, art, contemporary, bonsai
Number of Pages: 90
Published: 2008-10-01
List price: $13.00
ISBN-10: 193363362X
ISBN-13: 9781933633626
Winner of Chile’s Literary Critics’ Award for Best Novel"One of the greatest literary events of recent years."-Alfonso Cortínez, Las Últimas Noticias"An unclassifiable object of unusual beauty . . . one of the best Chilean novels of recent times."-David Lacalle, CapitalHailed as a great Latin American literary event, this stylistically innovative, elliptically told tale of a young man and his love who mysteriously disappears is, as the narrator tells us, "a simple story that becomes complicated."Through both the distance and closeness of these young lovers, Alejandro Zambra brill
Author: Craig Coussins
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: class, master, bonsai
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2006-12-28
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1402735472
ISBN-13: 9781402735479
Join the contemporary artists around the world who are refining and developing the ancient art of bonsai. Find out about state-of-the-art tools invented by Ken Moore. See how Rob Clausen uses latex and fiberglass to create dramatic groupings of trees on a rock base. Explore the breakthrough methods of Singapore’s bonsai masters, with inspiring examples of the results. Covering both basic and advanced techniques and illustrated with step-by-step photographs taken over months, Bonsai Master Class is designed to guide the reader on an artistic journey. It provides expert tips throughout on buyi
Author: Harry Tomlinson
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Keywords: bonsai, book, complete
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 1991-03-01
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 1558591184
ISBN-13: 9781558591189
Presenting a unique blend of information and ideas, The Complete Book of Bonsai is a comprehensive, practical guide to the traditions and artistic principles of growing and maintaining bonsai trees. Over 300 bonsai trees and shrubs are described, over 100 of them in an outstanding full-color photographic catalogue.
Author: Peter Adams
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Keywords: maples, japanese, bonsai
Number of Pages: 156
Published: 2006-09-01
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0881928097
ISBN-13: 9780881928099
With their delicate foliage, seasonal color changes, and intricate pattern of branching, Japanese maples are among the most popular and suitable plants for bonsai design. In this long-awaited book, internationally renowned expert Peter Adams discusses the specific horticultural needs of Japanese maples as bonsai subjects and illustrates proven techniques for creating and maintaining beautiful specimens.
Author: Eric Mader
Publisher: Lulu, Inc
Keywords: giant, bonsai, art, japanese, ire, ueki
Number of Pages: 62
Published: 2005-05-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 141162565X
ISBN-13: 9781411625655
Ueki no Te Ire: The Japanese Art of Giant Bonsai is the first comprehensive guide to Japanese-style landscape pruning in the English language. It’s an ideal introduction to the subject for bonsai and Japanese garden enthusiasts as well as landscape designers, and professional gardeners. The book includes a brief history of Asian topiary as well as step-by-step guidelines for pruning and training landscape trees in several formal Japanese styles. The book features extensive full color photos of trees taken at residential and monastery gardens throughout Japan. Extensive appendices inc
