CLASSICSTYLESEXPLAINEDTheoriginsanddevelopmentofbonsaiaretraced,andtheunderlyingprinciplesofthisfascinatingartclearlyexplained.Theclassicstylesarelistedandillustrated,togetherwithfulldescriptionsofhowtheywerederivedfrommodelsintheworld.Outstandingexamplesofplantingsinallofthevariousstylesareshown.Thetypesofcontainersaredetailed,andtheimportanceoftheirusefordifferenttreesorstylesexplained.Adviceisgivenonplacingandexhibitingyourcompletedbonsai.CLEARSTEP-BY-STEPSEQUENCESThereiscomprehensiveinformationonhowtocreateabonsaifromaseedling,cutting,orgardencenterplant.Clearstep-by-stepsequencestakeyoufromtheinitialrawmaterialthroughtothefinishedbonsai,showingthesuperbresultsthatcanbeachieved.Allthetoolsandtechniquesofbonsaiareillustratedandexplained,andtheirusedescribedindetail.Maintenanceandpropagationsectionstellyoueverythingyouneedtoknowtokeepyourbonsaibeautifulandhealthy,ortocreateyourowntrees.DETAILSOFMORETHAN100SPECIESAphotographiccatalogueofbonsaitreesandshrubsliesattheheartofthebook,providingthecultivationandstylingdetailsofover100differentspecies.Eachentryisaccompaniedbyanoriginalfull-colorphotographofatleastoneoutstandingspecimen.Thissectionissupplementedbyafurthercompendiumoftreesandshrubsthatcanbegrownasbonsai,givingatotalofover300tochoosefrom.TheCompleteBookofBonsairevealseveryaspectoftheart,withinspirationalideasandpracticaladviceateveryturn.Whetheryouareabeginnerwhowouldliketogrowjustoneortwotrees,oranexperiencedenthusiastwhowishestobuildupawholecollection,itistheessentialreferencework.
