| Herbal Bonsai: Practicing the Art With Fast-Growing Herbs | 
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Sales Rank: 307142
Category: Book
Author: Richard W. Bender
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Studio: Stackpole Books
Manufacturer: Stackpole Books
Label: Stackpole Books
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 100
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.1 x 0.4
ISBN: 0811727882
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.9772
EAN: 9780811727884
ASIN: 0811727882
Publication Date: August 1996
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Product Description
The art of bonsai, as traditionally practised, calls for training shrubs and trees to mimic -- in miniature -- the gnarled ancients of forest and crag. Those traditional specimens may need more than fifty years to mature, but by using woody herbs, you can get comparable effects in less than one year. Rosemary, scented geraniums, the thymes, and many other easily grown herbs are ideal for bonsai. In this book, horticulturist Richard W Bender shares his innovative technique, providing you with advice on choosing the appropriate herbs for the kinds of bonsai you wish to create. Practical instructions guide you through every step of the process.
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 Great for the beginner August 11, 2008
A friend gave this book to me knowing I would enjoy it. She was right. I've always wanted to make a bonsai, an edible one at that, so this gave me the opportunity to do so.
Concise, easy to read, simple instructions, and great pictures. All this makes this book a must have for anyone wanting to start out creating an herbal bonsai.
 Herbal Bonsai Practicing the Art with Fast-Growing Herbs June 7, 2000
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
This is the first book I have seen on the use of herbs as bonsai material. It is great book. It is informative and very descriptive with many black and white illustrations used to help explain text. Having only one-hundred pages, it is packed full of information on selecting herbs (including author recommended choices) suitable for use as bonsai. Training, developing, potting, shaping, caring for, and displaying herbal bonsai are all covered in detail. References and resources include mail-order nurseries. Terrific for beginners who don't want to invest a lot of money, but would like to try their hand at this hobby.
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