If you are looking for a Master in the Art of Bonsai, this is not your website. If you are looking for a relative novice who is learning and growing in the art, then yes — this is the place for you.
Follow along on this wonderful journey as we learn this amazing hobby together. Innocent trees will be sacrificed in the pursuit of knowledge — we'll do our best to keep it to a minimum.
Most bonsai content online is aimed at people who are already five or ten years in — or at people who are ready to pay for a thousand-dollar tree to start with. That's not us, and it's probably not you either.
So this is for the other folks. Garage bonsai. Garden-center junipers. The "I've killed two trees and I'm not giving up" crowd. If that's you — welcome.
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