Wazakura Japan Bonsai Blog

Hello everyone,Many nature enthusiasts begin their journey with gardening and bonsai before venturing into water stones and wild plants. The world ...

In ikebana's early days, simplicity was key. Practitioners aimed to accentuate each flower's intrinsic beauty and used rudimentary tools like sand ...

Hello Everyone! When transforming a tree into a bonsai or managing branches during the cultivation stage, one of the most challenging aspects is se...

The origins of ikebana can be traced back to the introduction of Buddhism to Japan via the Silk Road between the 6th and 8th centuries.  An early ...

Have you ever allowed a bonsai wither?   Bonsai, if cultivated skillfully, can live for several decades. Some can even surpass 100 years. Yet, ther...

Ikebana is often translated as Japanese Flower Arranging, but I have mixed feelings about that translation. Ikebana is so much more flower arrangi...

As the temperatures rise, the mountains' trees welcome the arrival of fresh greenery, and the bonsai trees begin to flourish with fresh foliage. Du...

The butterfly handle bonsai scissors are the traditional bonsai scissors per excellence. Their design offers a unique blend of aesthetics and funct...

  With the spring equinox behind us, flower bonsai trees are now reaching their peak bloom and fruiting bonsai trees are beginning to blossom for ...

Hello everyone,Today, I would like to talk about one of the joy of bonsai: Jin (神) and Shari (舎利). Trees that grow in severe environments like nea...

  Hello everyone! Growing bonsai can be demanding, but there are also many pleasures to be found. What’s more, there are also many benefits that c...

Hello everyone. We have entered December and Christmas trees can now been seen all around Japan. I am pretty sure many people have been decorating...