You say you want to start a bonsai revolution. Or maybe someone you know wants to join the one that's already underway courtesy of bonsai master Kenji Kobayashi and his tiny twisty trees.
For more on Kobayashi, see our post "Not Your Father's Bonsai." Here's everything a bonsai revolutionary needs get started:
Above: Kobayashi's new book Keshiki Bonsai: The Easy, Modern Way to Create Miniature Landscapes contains easy-to-follow, step-by-instructions to create counter-intuitive (and simplified) bonsai landscapes. It's $13.57 at Amazon.
Above: For trimming bonsai (or other house plants), a pair of stainless steel Ryuga Ohkubo Hasami Shears is $77.95 from Wee Tree Farm.
Above: A Japanese Black Pine is a pre-bonsai specimen, which means it's been trimmed and encouraged to begin growing into an interesting shape; the rest is up to you. It's $69 from New England Bonsai Gardens.
Above: A Stainless Steel Root Rake, for delicately untangling root balls, is $18 from Bonsai Superstore. Use the wide, flat end of the rake as a spatula, to loosen a plant from its pot or to smooth sale.
Above: An Unglazed Ceramic Rectangle bonsai pot, 13.5 inches long by 10 inches wide, is $49 from Eastern Leaf.
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