Plant species: Bonsaii
Bonsai
Bonsai refers to wide variety of miniature cutting of common larger plants. As such care for these plants will vary depending on which variety of bonsai you choose. The Good Earth carries a differing variety throughout the year please call or email for current offerings. A few typical characteristic are: Low light requirements, often does… Read more »
New Arrivals – Unique Japanese Maples and Evergreens
We are excited to share more about the truckload of Japanese maples and evergreens, including unique Japanese maple varieties, evergreen topiaries, small new-to-us plants perfect for container plantings. This shipment also included very large specimens of slow growing varieties like Lion’s Head Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum ‘Shishigashira’). Tiny plants, perfect for bonsai, were also a… Read more »
The Basics of Growing Bonsai
What is bonsai? Although many think it’s a kind of plant, bonsai is actually the art form of growing a realistic but miniaturized representation of nature, specifically in a container. Translated, bonsai means planted in a container. Although the word bon-sai is Japanese, the art it described originated in the Chinese empire. In fact, it… Read more »