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‘Bonsai Kusamono Suiseki’ by Willi Benz

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Will Heath

Bonsai Kusamono Suiseki A Practical Guide for Organizing Displays with Plants and Stones by Willi Benz Stone Lantern Publishing Co., Watertown, MA USA: 204pp., ISBN 3-00-009322-2 This book is the bible of display. I realize that that the above statement is a strong … Continue reading →

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‘The Growing Tree’ by Brayton F. Wilson

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Will Heath

‘The Growing Tree’ Revised Edition by Brayton F. Wilson The University of Massachusetts Press: 138 pp., $30.00     Brayton Wilson Ph. D. is a Professor of Forestry at the University of California, Berkeley. His book, reviewed here, is often … Continue reading →

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The Art of Bonsai Design by Colin Lewis

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Will Heath

The Art of Bonsai Design by Colin Lewis Sterling Publishing Company., Inc. New York: 160pp., $19.95 ISBN 0-4027-0070-9 First Paperback Edition 2001   When I first became involved in bonsai I started an unquenchable quest for knowledge and picked up … Continue reading →

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‘Bonsai – The Art of Living Sculpture’ by Jack Douthitt

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Will Heath

‘Bonsai – The Art of Living Sculpture’ by Jack Douthitt Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. Hardcover 144 pp., 16.99 (Varies) ISBN: 0-8478-2302-2 Having long been a proponent of bonsai being viewed as living three dimensional sculptures and having just met Jack Douthitt at the … Continue reading →

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‘Bonsai Today Master Series – Pines’

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Will Heath

‘Bonsai Today Master Series – PinesGrowing & Styling Japanese Black and White Pines’ Compiled and edited by Wayne Schoech and Michael Persiano and the Staff of Bonsai Today Stone Lantern Publishing: 184 pp., $29.95  When I first received this book … Continue reading →

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The Art of Suiseki – Classical Japanese Stone Gardening by Willi Benz

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Will Heath

The Art of Suiseki – Classical Japanese Stone Gardening by Willi Benz Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. New York 192pp., $29.95 ISBN 0-8069-6315-8 Why review a book on Suiseki for a forum dedicated to advancement of the art of bonsai? Bonsai … Continue reading →

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‘Vision of my Soul’ by Robert Steven

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Will Heath

‘Vision Of My Soul’ by Robert Steven by Robert Steven Suprindo Offset Printing – Indonesia: 166 pp., $50.00 ISBN: Limited edition of 1,500 My first thought upon receiving this book was that there was no way the content could compare … Continue reading →

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