Product Description

If you're just discovering this exotic world, be forewarned: you're in for a fascinating but addictive journey. Bonsai, a new edition of a perennial Sunset bestseller, explores the Asian origins of this ancient art form, explains its underlying principles, and provides detailed how-to instructions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #784183 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive First Timer Bonsai Book
Distilled knowledge from prior editions dating to the 1960s, arranged by level of expertise, including recommended tools, soils, pots, plants according to one's past experience with bonsai. Inspiring and informative photos, best of the "get to know about bonsai" books; encourages development of skills and techniques. A must have for the budding bonsaist.

Beginners only
I ordered this book after receiving and reviewing a number of others, so while I'm still fairly new to bonsai, I have done a good bit of reading on the subject. Lang's work is very general and makes a reasonable starting point, but I don't recommend it to anyone with some experience and background. More satisfying are Harry Tomlinson's "Bonsai" and Colin Lewis' "Bonsai Survival Manual," although I found the latter also rather limited. Of the books I've read to date, Tomlinson is the one I would recommend most and whose other books I'm likely to look at or purchase.

bonsai
Beautiful book. I was actually trying to order a different one that I skimmed through once, but this wasn't the right one. I am actually happier I got this one instead. It doesn't offer an indepth encyclopedia of the different types of plants to bonsai and their care, but it has more thorough information than the other. I covers the art of bonsai much more broadly. Great beginners book.