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This practical guide explains what plants are suitable and how to grow and display them, and describes all the basic bonsai techniques of pruning, defoliating, wiring and clipping.

About the author

Ken Norman is a past Chairman of the Federation of British Bonsai Societies and the Friends of the National Bonsai Collection. He is a highly respected bonsai artist who has been awarded six gold medals at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show. He also won the Garden Media Guild Enthusiasts' Book of the Year Award in 2006.

Summary

This practical guide explains what plants are suitable and how to grow and display them, and describes all the basic bonsai techniques of pruning, defoliating, wiring and clipping.

Product details

• Authors: Ken Norman, Norman Ken
• Assisted by: Peter Stiles (Photographs)
• Publisher: Lorenz Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.05.2014
• EAN: 9781780193069
• ISBN: 978-1-78019-306-9
• No. of pages: 96
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Garden; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; Bonsai, GARDENING / Ornamental Plants