In this issue

6 Gallery
A selection of Japanese and Western bonsai.
10 Sansui, birds and beasts
Reijaku from Taiwan with painted pots.
14 Left or right?
Osamu Fukudate styles a rare satsuki azalea.
20 Can you feel it?
Yukio Hirose creates the windswept style from a juniper.
26 Fine and fiddly
Defoliation and wiring of maples and elms.
32 My own world
The bonsai passion of Rui Ferreira.
35 Between life and death
Carving juniper deadwood with Master Kunihiko Kanemitsu.
41 Gallery
A selection of Japanese and Western bonsai.
44 A powerhouse
An in-depth look at the venerable sea hibiscus.
48 A matter of taste?
Bartosz Warwas takes a garden centre
Juniperus squamata to the Trophy.

52 No beating about the bush
A very bushy juniper styled by Mauro Stemberger.
62 Doing the opposite
Instead of compacting and downsizing, David Soto opens and unfolds cramped branches.
68 Upside down
From moyogi to kengai, Martin Nielsen can't wait to try.
72 Chokkan style
How to create larch bonsai from cuttings, grafting and other methods.
76 Gallery
A selection of Japanese and Western bonsai
80 News
Agenda, plus new book by Laurent Darrieux.

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