Starting Small with Bonsai: Learn the Art of Growing Peace and Balance Through Miniature Trees

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Lila Okamoto

Starting Small with Bonsai

Learn the Art of Growing Peace and Balance Through Miniature Trees

Lila Okamoto

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English

IngramSpark
12 August 2025

Garden design & planning; Gardening: plants; Trees, wildflowers & plants

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A sincere and approachable manual, ""Starting Small with Bonsai: A Beginner's Journey into Living Sculpture - Learn the Art of Growing Peace and Balance Through Miniature Trees,"" aims to introduce readers to the peaceful and fulfilling art of bonsai. This book introduces readers to the world of bonsai with gentle, understandable teaching and motivational tales, catering to individuals who appreciate the beauty of small trees but lack experience. From selecting the appropriate species to becoming proficient in trimming, wiring, watering, and repotting techniques, the chapters cover the fundamentals of bonsai care and cultivation. As they tend to these small but fascinating living sculptures, readers are urged to embrace patience, creativity, and mindfulness throughout.

This book highlights the more profound and healing advantages of caring for bonsai rather than just providing a practical guide. It demonstrates how practicing bonsai, which cultivates inner peace, sharpens focus, and restores balance to the soul, can become a personal haven in one's everyday life. With detailed instructions and pictures of trees at each stage of growth, readers will feel encouraged as they set out on their adventures.""Starting Small with Bonsai"" reminds you that this age-old craft is about connection-to nature, to time, and yourself-rather than perfection, regardless of your goals: growing a single graceful bonsai on a windowsill or a modest collection of miniature trees to promote calm at home. This book is a call to slow down, enjoy beauty, and discover the quiet delight of creating life in small ways.

By: Lila Okamoto
Imprint: IngramSpark
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9781088298572
ISBN 10: 1088298575
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 12 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active