Azalea japonica, the Japanese azalea
Azalea japonica is a small heath shrub that provides evergreen, bushy growth.
Bonsai
Bonsai is an art of patience and virtue. Learn the tips and tricks to succeed in growing bonsai yourself!
Ficus bonsai – the beginner’s bonsai, care and best species
Bonsai-making is definitely an art that deserved discovering.
Ficus microcarpa, an easy-care bonsai for starters
Ficus microcarpa is a small, easy bonsai often found in DIY and home furniture stores.
Ficus Tree: How to Grow and Care for Ficus Indoors
Ficus benjamina is certainly one of the favorite plants all around, and deserves to be taken care of diligently.
Ficus retusa, proper care for this ideal bonsai
Ficus retusa is one of the trees most often used to grow bonsai.
Repot your bonsai to give it love and attention
A bonsai needs repotting rather often, every 1 to 3 years, to ensure the tree gets the nutrients it needs – even if you use the same pot every time.
Ficus ginseng, caring for this beginner’s bonsai
Ficus ginseng is a bonsai-like houseplant. Great for beginners, it’s got a thick root trunk and very nice leaves.
Grafted ficus bonsai – grafting, rootstock, care
Most Ficus ginseng bonsai are grafted Ficus microcarpa.
Barberry bonsai, how to grow one from scratch
Barberry (Berberis) can be grown into impressive bonsai specimens. Try your hand on this unusual but beautiful
How to increase humidity in air for houseplants
Many houseplants come from tropical areas where air moisture levels are very high. In apartments and homes, increase air moisture
Growing Barberry indoors
Although often grown as an outdoor hedge, it’s possible to grow a small barberry shrub inside. Simple care and a few smart
Jade tree, Crassula ovata
The jade tree, which makes a perfect bonsai plant, is a succulent that offers magnificent evergreen leafage. Its ornamental appeal make it one of today’s trendiest plants.
Katsura bonsai – tips on starting and caring for a Cercidiphyllum caramel tree bonsai
Cercidiphyllum, commonly called katsura, can be grown into bonsai that are particularly appealing in fall.
Air roots forming on Ficus Ginseng
People love ficus ginseng for its thick, swollen apparent roots. In time, it’ll even send down new aerial roots down to the pot!
Japanese inspiration for the garden
Tiny marvels of balance and elegance, Japanese gardens are a source of unlimited inspiration.
Transferring a bonsai to a new pot
Your bonsai survives with a delicate balance of soil, air and water. Repotting it is a crucial step and is quite easy if you follow this video. Watering, soil mix, season and timing are presented. Read more ►
Cloud pruning for trees and shrubs
Niwaki – this is the Japanese word for cloud pruning. It’s the act of trimming trees into cloud shapes. An ancestral, elaborate art, this cloud pruning technique was developed to create symbolic spaces,
Meditation gardens – gardens that help build inner strength
Through gardening, stress can be managed and dispelled.
Create your own bonsai!
The Egyptians were familiar with putting trees in pots to carry them around easily, then the Chinese did it because it looked good, but the Japanese are the people who became the true creators of the art of bonsai.
Sagina subulata, the moss-like ground cover that flowers before summer
Not always easy to grow a lawn in the dark shade of a building or tree. Moss often finds its way among the grasses, but somehow doesn’t get that elf-like green hue it would get in forests.
