The Bonsai Journal: bonsai articles, galleries, and more

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Galleries

Fine examples of bonsai in display, gardens, and exhibits

Articles

Feature articles on care, artistry, technique, and horticulture

Artist Profiles

Interviews with some of the finest artists from around the globe

Fiction & Opinion

Essays and stories on bonsai culture, mythology, and lore

Extras

Fun, useful, or entertaining extras for enthusiasts

Recent Additions

  • Restyling a Problem Japanese Black Pine

    Restyling a Problem Black Pine

    by Andy Rutledge

    Not all bonsai material is ideal bonsai material. In fact, most of the trees we enthusiasts get to work with have significant flaws…

  • Premna for Bonsai

    Premna for Bonsai

    by Robert Steven, Indonesia

    The bright and shiny green of the leaves and the dancing, twisted trunk is often quite dynamic and elegant. It is especially prized for the natural jin and shari…

  • Worlds Within Worlds 2: White Pine & Other Insights

    Gallery: Worlds Within Worlds 2: White Pine

    by Andy Rutledge | Photos by Boon Manakitivipart

    A candid look at some wonderful bonsai at nurseries in Japan. These photos were taken by Boon Manakitivipart in 2004. This collection concludes this series…

  • The Other Garden

    Fiction: The Other Garden

    by Nick Lenz

    “You know, the problem is that we don’t live long enough to grow our bonsai to perfection. A paradox—by the time we’re old enough to do them well, we are hobbling…"

The Bonsai Journal

This site is a response to several websites being removed from the Web, depriving enthusiasts of consequential and enspiring articles and galleries.

The articles that appear here were once featured in The Bonsai Enthusiast Journal, Bonsai Today Online Journal, and Bonsai Village.net.

Additional articles will appear here periodically, as I have time to prepare and publish them.
—Andy