tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889792514782184766.post4131872144357971016..comments2023-10-21T06:46:48.693-05:00Comments on Cha & Kung Fu: 1999 Fuhai Yiwu YeshengEmmetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05691780965014088061noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889792514782184766.post-30225169444056114002013-03-16T01:59:20.137-05:002013-03-16T01:59:20.137-05:00M. Handler , I know it has been a while since this...M. Handler , I know it has been a while since this comment. I started bonsai on my own. I have only taken maybe two or three classes in my time. I began by reading all the books and websites about bonsai I could find. Then found the Midwest Bonsai Society and went to all the meetings, this is where I made a few good friends who have been training bonsai for a long time. I asked questions and just really learned the basics from them. I have always been involved in art, and my father owned a nursery, so I know how to care for trees. After a few years I was accepted as a bonsai volunteer at Chicago Botanic Garden, and learned a few things from the master there by watching him. <br /><br />So you do not need a master or teacher, you just need to start and be open minded. You will kill some bonsai when you start. SO DONT BUY AN EXPENSIVE REALLY NICE TREE WHEN YOU START, YOU WILL KILL IT IF YOU DONT KNOW HOW TO CARE FOR IT. The best thing I recommend is to get something cheap and join a local bonsai club and ask questions, most will be happy to help you. Just be aware that everyone has there own way of doing things, You will find your way.<br /><br />Remember If a tree makes you feel good it is a good tree, no matter what someone else thinks of it. Emmetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691780965014088061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889792514782184766.post-59972620320349552882012-12-08T10:01:22.099-06:002012-12-08T10:01:22.099-06:00Breathtaking bonsai.
I am curious to know how one...Breathtaking bonsai.<br /><br />I am curious to know how one begins the road of bonsai. Is there a way to start on one's own? Or is it necessary to have a teacher...<br /><br />Thank you for sharing.M. Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00737061374152163391noreply@blogger.com