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Assembled Bonsai Village Dimensions:
9" x 9" x 9"
$19.99
Grow your own living bonsai garden indoors on your window sill with the Bonsai Village terrarium kit! The plants sprout in less than seven days and live for years after that! This exciting dome terrarium grows five different species of bonsai plants and shrubs - Elm, Lilac, Pea Shrub, Beauty Bush, and Butterfly Bush - enough variety for the beginning bonsai gardener to learn the basic techniques of bonsai plant care or for the expert bonsai gardener to enjoy. Complete your bonsai terrarium with with thoughtfully placed stones, a miniature Buddha statuette, bonsai theme decals, plant stakes, and natural stone gravel. Safe for ages 4 and up!
For growing information, see- Instructions for the Bonsai Village Dome Terrarium Kit (.pdf) (The instructions are also included in the Bonsai Village Garden Kit.)
Special thanks to Bonsai Tree Master Frank J. Mihalic for contribution to the included growing and care instructions. He is also the author of the book Bonsai for Kids. Please visit his website at www.bonsaionlinemagazine.com or www.bonsaiforkids.com.
Approximate Bonsai Tree and Rock Dimensions:
6.5" x 5" x 4.5"
Young Bonsai Wisteria Plant
With this awesome bonsai beginner kit, you can plant and grow your own genuine Wisteria bonsai tree in less than a month! The Japanese Wisteria is actually a climbing vine, but is very popular for use as a bonsai tree because it grows into a tree-like shape with a wavy trunk and a somewhat flattened top, and it has an aged look even at a young age. As they mature, the Japanese Wisteria grows bluish-purple blossoms that smell as lovely as they look!
The Japanese Wisteria is a very tough plant that grows easily under varying climates. When combined with the handcrafted rock planter, it is sure to make a beautiful, relaxing decoration and conversation piece that can be styled by your hands to its own unique shape. Our Bonsai Rock Garden Kit includes everything needed for even a beginner to grow their own genuine, classic Bonsai Tree!
Matured Bonsai Wisteria Plant
*Most people think bonsai gardening was invented in Japan, but the earliest records of dwarfed plant gardening are found on Chinese wall paintings from AD706. Known as "penjing" in China, the dwarfing technique of gardening was not brought to Japan until AD1195, and it was not named "bonsai" until many years later.
Trees have been respected and admired by humans since the dawn of our history. The word "paradise" comes from the Persian word "pardes," which means "a park with trees." Trees and cultivated plants have a calming effect on the mind, and medical research has even shown that patients heal more quickly when they have a serene view of trees. Unfortunately, trees and most plants are generally too large to be grown indoors.
"Bonsai" trees and plants have been dwarfed by centuries of careful breeding so that they can be grown and admired indoors. The finest Bonsai plants are grown from seed so that there is no trace of the plant being forced into its final shape and size. Many bonsai trees and shrubs need to undergo some sort of cooling period or stratification process in order to sprout, but the seeds included here do not. They are quick to sprout with only water and sunlight, and are genetically dwarfed without any special treatment!
