Photo Credit: Flickr, Joshua Veitch-Michaelis Flowers as gifts are wonderful except for their habit of dying quickly. It's time to upgrade your next anniversary, birthday, or Valentine's Day gift with a unique bonsai tree.  Here are our Top Ten Reasons Why Bonsai Are Better Than Flowers: 10. How much thought really goes into a dozen roses? 9. One lasts for a week, one lasts for hundreds of years – you choose. 8. Like Apple’s famous advertising slogan, “Thi …

If you’re like me, you are always on the lookout for a unique gift for those hard-to-by-for people in your life. You know, the ones who already seem to have it all. Over the years, I’ve found that giving the gift of bonsai is a great alternative to giving the “same old, same old” gifts. Bonsai are great gifts for so many reasons: Bonsai are so unique. How many people can say they've received a bonsai tree as a present at any point of their life? Giving bonsai says a lot about you. Think …

Growing a Bonsai Tree is Easier than You Think Most first time bonsai tree hobbyists experience failure to thrive syndrome with their first bonsai tree. Without knowing the reason why the bonsai tree died, the bonsai beginners tend to blame themselves and become discouraged from taking another chance with another bonsai tree. What You Don't Know About Bonsai Tree Demise Newcomers to the art of bonsai often are unaware of the potential hazards posed by the purchase of a bonsai tree from an …