The Bonsai Wonderland blog

Seasonal bonsai care, troubleshooting and technique.

• Bonsai in High Summer: Getting Your Tree Through the Heat — Late July is when most bonsai are lost. Here is what actually kills trees in high summer, and the watering, shade and feeding changes that prevent it.
• Why Are My Bonsai Leaves Turning Yellow? — Yellow leaves are a symptom, not a diagnosis. Here is how to tell overwatering from underwatering, nutrient deficiency, light problems and normal seasonal shedding.
• Akadama, Pumice and Lava: What Bonsai Soil Actually Does — Why bonsai soil contains no soil, what each component actually contributes, and how to mix a substrate that suits your species, climate and watering habits.
• Five Things That Kill Beginner Juniper Bonsai — Junipers are the most-sold and most-killed beginner bonsai. The five mistakes below account for nearly all of it, and every one of them is avoidable.

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