Earlier today I stepped up my level of commitment to this new hobby of mine, and purchased two bonsai beginner necessities. 
First, a set of 7 1/4" traditional style Japanese professional grade bonsai shears.
Second, the book Indoor Bonsai for Beginners.
The best price I could find for the shears - in the limited time I spent scouring the Web - was $12.95 + shipping through Dallas Bonsai.
Both Dallas Bonsai (roughly half way down the page) and Bonsai Boy New York have Indoor Bonsai for Beginners for $14.95 - so I just tacked it on with my purchase at Dallas Bonsai.
I should also note that I chose this particular publication from among the crowd as it is recommended by BBNY for beginners.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Shear Necessities
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2 comments:
Ah, cool. Good to see another dimension of your life, aside from just the political banterings that go on between us. :)
I think Bansai is beautiful, but entirely not my thing. My running philosophy on cube plants is that if I can't eat them, I don't want them. It's just a loose philosophy... but when it comes down to it, I don't want to put effort into a decoration in my cube. It's not worth it to me. If I'm going to invest time in watering my plant (a tiny investment, I realize), it's going to do something for me other than just look pretty.
I've got five jalepeno plants growing right now, and I think I'm going to bring in another pepper plant, as well as a few small heads of romaine lettuce. Every now and then, I'll just cut off a leaf and munch on it. :)
"I think Bansai is beautiful, but entirely not my thing. My running philosophy on cube plants is that if I can't eat them, I don't want them. It's just a loose philosophy... but when it comes down to it, I don't want to put effort into a decoration in my cube. It's not worth it to me. If I'm going to invest time in watering my plant (a tiny investment, I realize), it's going to do something for me other than just look pretty."
Interesting perspective!
While I have only just begun this (possible) new hobby of bonsai, I believe it is in fact the effort put into these miniature trees that makes it worth it for the artist -- not just the aesthetically-pleasing end product.
I understand not wanting to put much effort into the decoration of a cube. I don't recall putting more than a picture of my wife on my desk when I worked in such a space.
However, as I find myself with in an office with a view, I feel the need to bring my work area a hint more life.
But, as I posted earlier, I'm now having reservations about that!
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