AllShapes Bonsai Blog

Although the name is similar, this is not controversial like the Secret Life of Plants.  In fact, this video series that the citizens of Britain enjoy goes a long way in demonstrating many of the attributes of plants that make for good bonsai.  The videos do not give examples of the trees/shrubs/vines/etc. that we work with as bonsai artists, but rather open the doors of the imagination.  So, I hope you can form your own conclusions, do research (or just ask the questions in the comments, we’ll do our best to answer them) as to WHY certain plants make good bonsai.  What environmental adaptations caused the attributes of your bonsai?  How are those adaptations translated into the care of a plant?  How can those adaptations be used to style a convincing tree?  The more we learn about the plants we work with, the higher the quality our art can become, and we probably won’t see plants the same way again!

Without further ado, the episodes:

Traveling

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Growing

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Flowering

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The Social Struggle

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Living Together

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Surviving

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