Author : Bernard Libster
Publisher : Illumination Arts Pub. Co.
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 42,70 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780935699159
A Bonsai Master loves his little bear so much that he uses bonsai methods to keep it from growing. Finally he sees that the greatest love is releasing his pet to follow its true nature.
Author : David Prescott
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 18,15 MB
Release : 2017-07-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1607653397
- The bonsai hobby is only dwarfed by its popularity. - Indoor bonsai have become extremely popular in recent years. - This is an authoritative and practical guide to bonsai cultivation. - It covers both indoor and outdoor varieties. - This book will appeal to both gardeners and home decorators.
Author : Barrett Williams
Publisher : Barrett Williams
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 44,34 MB
Release : 2024-10-23
Category : Gardening
ISBN :
Discover the ancient art of bonsai with "The Bonsai Mastery Guide," your ultimate companion for cultivating and creating magnificent miniatures of nature's grandest trees. Immerse yourself in the rich history and varied cultural significance of bonsai as you embark on a journey that blends horticultural science with artistic expression. Begin with a journey through time, exploring bonsai's origins and its influence across different cultures, while understanding the deep philosophy that underpins this timeless practice. Dive deep into the essential knowledge of bonsai tree types and learn how to identify and nurture healthy specimens. Unlock the secrets of soil, water, and nutrients with expert insights into the perfect composition for your bonsai's needs. From mastering watering techniques that vary with the seasons to crafting custom fertilization plans, this guide ensures that your bonsai thrives in every condition. Advance your skills with intricate pruning and shaping methods, and learn how to overcome common pest and disease challenges using organic solutions. Discover the art of repotting and transplanting with confidence, ensuring your bonsai trees continue to flourish. Explore creative avenues with bonsai landscapes, including multi-tree forests and rock plantings, while delving into various styles and forms—from formal uprights to the elegant cascade. Gain skills in exhibition preparation and pot selection, enhancing your ability to present bonsai as living works of art. With chapters dedicated to troubleshooting common issues and connecting with the vibrant bonsai community, this guide empowers both beginners and seasoned bonsai artists to explore, experiment, and grow. Embrace the creative journey and passion of bonsai, learning from mistakes and passing on a tradition rich with beauty and personal satisfaction. Set your bonsai journey in motion with "The Bonsai Mastery Guide," and transform your understanding and appreciation of this ancient art form.
Author : R Gopalakrishnan
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 38,43 MB
Release : 2016-10-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8184750048
‘Draws on ingenious insights and lessons from nature to emphasize the importance of imbibing, developing, listening to and trusting your intuition – increasingly becoming a differentiator in senior circles – to develop the confidence to take that leap of faith which every risk-bearing decision entails’ – Ratan Tata Managers can become like stunted plants. The absence of intuition – or its inadequate use – has the effect of constricting a manager. The Case of the Bonsai Manager is the perfect antidote for every manager who feels they are not achieving their full potential. Effective leadership is not just about hard facts but also about listening to, and using, your intuition. Using anecdotes from nature and the world of management, R. Gopalakrishnan explores how you can be more intuitive, inclusive and humane. The revised and updated edition of this best-selling book, with its easy-to-read anecdotal style, has additional material to reinforce the key messages, including a new self-help workbook. ‘Exceptional . . . R. Gopalakrishnan is a formidable writer and manager’ – Economic Times ‘One of the most refreshing and useful books on management that I have read in many years’ – Business Today
Author : Bonsai Sekai Magazine,
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,67 MB
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1462921930
Go beneath the soil with this hand-drawn guide! This book is sure to become your go-to reference for all things bonsai. Beautifully illustrated with details and views a camera simply can't show, Introduction to Bonsai offers a unique and insightful look at these mini ecosystems. This complete guide contains all the information you need to create and maintain your own bonsai: Handy monthly bonsai maintenance schedules detail proper watering, pruning, wiring, transplanting and other upkeep activities throughout the year Leaves, fruits, flowers, and processes are presented up-close to help make growing and upkeep as successful and simple as possible Diagrams show where, how much, and in what direction pruning, wiring, watering and other maintenance should be performed Clear, detailed illustrations of every part of the bonsai ensure that you'll see everything you need to see, exactly as you need to see it--making this a great resource for collectors and enthusiasts at all levels Learn the specific ways to care for more than 40 types of popular bonsai trees, including: Flowering Bonsai--cherry blossom, dogwood, azalea and lilac Fruiting Bonsai--crab apple, persimmon, Chinese quince and burning bush Coniferous and Deciduous Bonsai--maple, Japanese beech, black pine and salt cedar Prepared by the editors of Japan's popular Bonsai Sekai (Bonsai World) magazine,this handbook is designed to make care and maintenance easy for bonsai beginners--from seeds to root systems and from basic watering to your first transplant.
Author : Rick Sharpless
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 12,93 MB
Release : 2011-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1463442505
In a family of honey bees, a queen bee grows to become independent of the values of family, kindness and sharing. Her self satisfaction brings about suffiering within the entire bee family. Change comes in the birth of a new queen bee which is met with opposition from the old order that is on the throne. After being raised in seclusion by a bumble bee, the young queen bee is destined to return to the bee tree to confront the selfish, honey hording, aging Queen bee. The final conflict will bring about change and new order to the sufferring bee hive
Author : Alejandro Zambra
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 14,53 MB
Release : 2022-08-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 014313650X
“Sublime . . . true and beautiful and moving.” —The New York Times Book Review The landmark first novel of one of the greatest living Latin American writers—now in a sparkling new translation by his longtime collaborator When it was first published in 2006, then-literary critic and poet Alejandro Zambra’s first novel, Bonsai, caused a sensation. “It was said,” according to Chile’s newspaper of record, El Mercurio, “that it represented the end of an era, or the beginning of another, in the nation’s letters.” Zambra would go on to become a writer of international renown, winning prizes in Chile and around the world for his funny, tender, sly fictions. Here, in a brilliant new translation from four-time International Booker Prize nominee Megan McDowell, is the little book that started it all: The story of Julio and Emilia, two Chilean university students who, seeking truth in great literature, find one another instead. As they fall together and drift apart over the course of young adulthood, Zambra spins an emotionally engrossing, expertly distilled, formally inventive tale of love, art, and memory.
Author : Zhao Qingquan
Publisher : Shanghai Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 35,87 MB
Release : 2012-04-10
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781602200098
With hundreds of color photographs and illustrations, this Chinese gardening book is a wonderful introduction to penjing—China's treasured bonsai art. Although most people thing bonsai is a Japanese invention, the art originated in ancient China where it is called penjing. The two Chinese characters for penjing ("pot" and "landscape") capture the essence of this art: sculpting microcosms of the beauty of the natural world from plants, rocks, soil, and water, both as an artistic process and as horticultural cultivation. Both penjing and bonsai are art forms that express the beauty of nature. In China, bonsai, as a part of penjing, is often called "tree penjing," or "tree in a pot." The Chinese divide penjing into three categories: tree penjing, rock penjing, and water-and-land penjing. This Chinese gardening book showcases the Chinese art of penjing in all its aspects for the benefit of penjing aficionados and all other readers interested in Chinese culture. It covers the concept, history, categories, aesthetic features, techniques, display, appreciation, and preservation of penjing. It is a feast for the eyes while providing a wealth of information for the academically inclined as well as the practically minded. There are more than 300 lavish illustrations grouped into three different categories of penjing. The reader will not only be awed by the beautiful compositions of penjing, but will also learn about the Chinese approach to nature and to life.
Author : Jody Bergsma
Publisher : Illumination Arts Pub. Co.
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 36,72 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780935699197
A young boy undertakes a perilous quest to save his mother's life.
Author : Wendy Stofan Halley
Publisher : Illumination Arts Pub. Co.
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 31,26 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780970190758
With the help of her invisible friend, Karly is able to let her true self, her shining spirit, shine through.
