3.4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️+
As a plant Mom of over 100 indoor plants, lover of energy and all things Zen, I’ve always been attracted to the spiritual art of Bonsai. But by-golly-gosh, I can’t keep one alive if my life counted on it! (But I have a hack on never killing another Bonsai!)
✍🏼 So needless to say, I was excited when I got my hands on this book. It’s written in a very formal and educational style by an expert in Bonsai, native plants, and much more.
🌱 The first half of the book covers all the basics for Bonsai, including growing from seed, pruning and repotting. The second half of the book focuses on a variety of types of Bonsai’s, along with respective care information. A great book for those looking to venture into the world of Bonsai, full of some really cool pictures of serene trees.
💡 The two things I found most interesting were both the spiritual aspect, and the copper wire aspect (which I can’t help but wonder if it’s partly founded off of Electroculture, a topic that heavily fascinates me.) Both topics I’ll be looking to dig deeper into.
🌵 Overall, this book was a little too “dry” for what I would like to see for such a spiritual practice. Maybe it’s the Hippie in me, but trees have such a big energy, and I have so much love for them, that I expected the author would express more love and passion for caring for them. I’d really enjoy going deeper into the spiritual energy, the feeling and impact it brings into your home, more about why so many cultures have embraced this practice, etc. If it had been written in the same warm style as the description, I would have enjoyed it more. Unpopular opinion from a tree-hugging plant mom. But great info stuffed into this book, for sure.
Thanks to NetGalley, Fox Chapel Publishing, and David Squire for providing me with a complimentary ARC to review!
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