Brooklyn Botanic Garden Book

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden just  released its newest Region Guide -  Growing Bonsai Indoors.  This is a comprehensive introduction to tropical, subtropical bonsai growing indoors year-round.

Growing Bonsai Indoors featuring the basics of indoor bonsai care, portraits of 24 great trees for growing indoors and essential pruning techniques plus more. The handy guide is tailored to the needs of first-time bonsai owners and explains step-by-step how to make bonsai flourish inside the average home. Readers will also find a thorough overview of the most common bonsai styles along with advice on styling from renowned experts.

This book would make a great gift and you could also add a starter Bonsai kit.

Starter Kit Make Your Own Bonsai Tree Make your own Bonsai Tree. Everything you need to create your own bonsai tree. Kit includes the following: Glazed ceramic imported container Juniper Procumbens Nana (3 years old) Annealed copper training wire Bonsai tree soil (conifer mix) Fiberglass drainage hole covers Multi-colored textured rock Separate typewritten instructions for potting, training and maintenance Ceramic miniature figurine humidity/drip tray Plastic plant marker

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