got a gorgeous bonsai for xmas but I've no idea how to care for it. the instructions with it say feed it but feed it what? It does flower apparently! is there a 'bonsai for dummies' or a good guide book for these lovely trees that you've used and will help me get started? thanks M x
I warn you now ! Do not expect to succeed with these things !
I have several books and sets of instructions for bonsai care and feeding, and I have been most careful to follow the guidance in each. You can find a selection of books in almost any bookshop.
I have bought/been given about 8 or 9 bonsai trees over the years, and none has survived.
I think that a properly-cared-for bonsai is one of the most beautiful things you could own, and I very much regret that I cannot seem to look after them properly.
I wish you the very best of luck (or whatever it takes to succeed !).
Do what I do, go to your local library, look at their selection, then go and buy then one you think has the most info!
Good luck with bonsais as all mine has eventually died off