Bonsai care and styling guides

Practical bonsai guides for beginners: how to prune and wire bonsai, start from nursery stock, and fix common problems with juniper and ficus bonsai.

• How to Make a Bonsai From Nursery Stock: A Step-by-Step Guide: Most great bonsai started as an ordinary nursery plant. Here is how to pick a good one and turn it into a bonsai, step by step.
• When to Prune Bonsai: A Season-by-Season Guide for Every Tree: Prune at the right time and a bonsai rewards you with dense, healthy growth. Prune at the wrong time and you can lose branches. Here is the timing for each type of tree.
• How to Wire a Bonsai Tree: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners: Wiring is how bonsai branches get their shape. Here is the technique, wire sizes, timing and the mistakes that leave scars, explained step by step.
• Juniper Bonsai Turning Brown? 7 Causes and How to Save It: Brown foliage on a juniper is a warning sign, but not always a death sentence. Here is how to find the cause, check whether the tree is still alive, and nurse it back.
• Ficus Bonsai Leaves Falling Off? Causes and How to Fix It: Ficus are tough, but they drop leaves at the first sign of change. Here is how to work out what triggered it and get your tree back into full leaf.