My name is Ian Evans. I am a husband, a father, and a lifelong artist. But I wasn’t always a Bonsai artist. I didn’t always live the...

Ian shows the students of the Bonsai Club at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) exactly what cuts to make to help advance their tree's design. Our weekend trip to Baltimore for the UMBC event kicked off early Friday morning in a rented Chrysler Pacifica minivan loaded with pots, tools, a hydraulic cart, and bonsai, including two of Ian’s most delicate travelers: the dwarf Alberta spruce forest and the Spruce Slope. Transporting pieces like these is second nat

So you ordered a bonsai on the internet. End of story, right? Wrong. It’s actually the beginning of your journey with this tree. Ordering...

What bonsai tool or tools will you actually use the most? What are the most important and therefore basic tools in a decent bonsai tool...

The practice of bonsai involves two main topics: bonsai care and bonsai design. There are many articles written about these distinct but...

Tools You’ll Need Chopsticks Tweezers Bonsai scissors or root-cutters Rooting hormone An appropriate quantity of fresh, species-specific...

Learn how to care for your bonsai during fall and winter.

Water. Water. Water. Just saying it makes me want to take a drink. A fundamental need, the slaking of thirst. From the parched lips of a...

Making Bonsai from nursery stock is a means to many ends. It's the least expensive way to enter into a sustainable, lifelong bonsai...