The Living Art of Bonsai: Principles & Techniques of Cultivation & Propagation"With 288 color pages, Liang's is one of the best [books on the subject]. Her book includes a breath-taking photo gallery of bonsai, basic styles, group planting, plant physiology, cultivation, propagation, transplanting and repotting, and training and dwarfing--in other words, everything the bonsai grower needs to know."--Booklist Cultivating bonsai is a fine art, and this extravagantly produced volume, filled with hundreds upon hundreds of lavish full-color photographs, showcases the very best and most beautiful specimens. Many of the trees have won international awards, were gifts bestowed by heads of state, and have been featured in TV documentaries. Some have even been the subjects of a commemorative stamp series. Professor Amy Liang, a world-famous leader in the field, surveys the history of bonsai in its many schools and styles, and offers practical techniques and highly detailed instructions for those who want to shape and nurture their own trees. The remarkable images display dazzling miniature evergreens, flowering and fruited trees, and their foliage. |
Contents
Preface by the President of Seattle Pacific University | 8 |
Chinese Publishers Preface | 9 |
Authors Preface | 10 |
Bonsai Appreciation | 12 |
Bonsai Potted Landscapes and Life | 89 |
History of Bonsai | 96 |
Chinese Rock Planting | 109 |
The Classifications of Bonsai | 123 |
How to Choose Tree Materials | 197 |
Propagation of Bonsai Stock | 203 |
Bonsai Creation | 216 |
Training and Dwarfing of Bonsai | 223 |
Transplanting and Repotting Techniques | 239 |
The Creation of Jinns and Sharies | 249 |
Choosing the | 257 |
Miniature Bonsai | 264 |
Other editions - View all
The Living Art of Bonsai: Principles & Techniques of Cultivation & Propagation Amy Liang No preview available - 2014 |
The Living Art of Bonsai: Principles & Techniques of Cultivation & Propagation Amy Liang No preview available - 1995 |
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