Matt's Bonsai Blog

Book review: Bonsai, Its Art, Science, History, and Philosophy By Deborah R. Koreshoff

Bonsai, Its Art, Science, History, and Philosophy By Deborah R. Koreshoff One of many excellent books in my collection is Bonsai, Its Art, Science, History, and Philosophy by Deborah R. Koreshoff. This book has been reprinted by Boolarong Publications, Brisbane Australia and was reviewed by Bonsai Today magazine issue 99, pg 32-35, who referred to…
Lessons learnt from Mick Balzary

“form is nothing but emptiness and emptiness is nothing but form” In 2007 I had the pleasure of assisting Mick Balzary demonstrate and follow him while he judged the Bonsai Society of Sydney annual exhibition. It was a great privilege to work closely with someone of Mick’s experience and to be given the opportunity…
I gave these bonsai something to think about

I really wasn’t happy with the progress of these bonsai. The figs had only a few branches that were leggy and in the wrong positions. The corky bark elm is a nice tree but the branches were not balanced. The top branches were the thickest, far too thick to every be correctly balanced. I’ve tried…
Fertilising bonsai with feed cakes

From my experiments with feeding I believe that frequent weak strength fertilising is much better for bonsai than stronger infrequent fertilising. I had been taught by Megumi Bennett and read in several places about fertiliser cakes and thought that these would be a great way to achieve this. After some trial and error I have found…
Welcome to Matt’s Bonsai Blog

Welcome to Matt’s bonsai blog. In short this is a fun place where I share my passion for bonsai. Please don’t take this site as anything too serious. I’m not a professional bonsai artist or nurseryman, I just love bonsai and everything that goes with it. I remember the first time I saw a bonsai. I was…