Learn to make a Bonsai in ONE hour! Using the "Tropical Method."

What is a Bonsai? (Pronounced "bone sigh" not "bon's eye.") The Chinese originally developed Bonsai more than a thousand years ago. However, it is the Japanese form that is the most familiar to people in the West. The Japanese believe that growing a Bonsai is the highest achievement of the gardener's art.
Bonsai is a tree in miniature. It can be as small as two inches high or as big as seven feet or more. A Bonsai is a miniature representation of a full size tree. So it should:
A) look in scale in all parts.
B) have leaves and branches smaller but with the same appearance as a full size tree.
C) have a trunk wider at the bottom and tapering to almost a point at the top. (Depending on the style.)
D) have thicker branches at the bottom, thinner branches at the top. (The first three branches, from the bottom, are the most important.)
E) have an interesting root structure showing on the soil surface.
F) have an interesting trunk with a twisted or graceful bend.
(Please note that not all trees fit these profiles but they are still valued by their owners.)

What is, "the Tropical Method?"
Traditionally, growers have used different kinds of soil and gravel laded down in layers. In this new method, called THE TROPICAL METHOD, we use no soil at all - we use nothing but sphagnum moss. You can do it! Call 394-4171 for more information