Decorating ideas using plants

Buying bonsai trees as a home accent

If you are going to buy a bonsai tree as a home accent there are a few points that you should consider first.

The area that it is going to be placed in kind of sounds like a no brainer. Any place that gets a little light should be good enough. It is not! For instance if you place a bonsai tree near a doorway that leads outside or by a window that you like to keep open all the time the tree could be kept in a cool draft which wouldn’t be the best growing situation. The same goes for placing a tree near a heater or heat register. This cause an uneven growing enviroment as far as keeping your plant in a controlled climate for optimum growth.

Look at you furnishings and wall accents to get an idea of the colors you are using in the room and then pick a bonsai tree that matches this.

If you are placing your tree on a display stand or accent table will the plant stick out an inch or two too far and be knocked over. Worse yet will someone at your next party accidentally break a branch off that got stuck in there clothing, sweaters are bad for this.

If you are buying a flowering bonsai tree is it going to drop leaves or petals with residue on them onto your expensive wood floors or carpeting. You can bet this would only happen when you are away for a week or two.

These are just a few bonsai plant care tips we have more information  on our main site about plant care, some is for bonsai trees and other information is for general house plants.

Other types of bonsai trees

• Indoor Plant Care - Below are links to our section on how to properly care for and maintain house plants. Everything you need to tell if a plant is sick and how to care for it. House Plant Care Information Plants and Pests Plant grow lights About Potting Soils Plant Pruning Tips Proper Containers Indoor plant pots The importance of humidity Propagation Indoor gardening Plant buying tips Potted Plants     Watering Instructions    Light sources  
• Basic bonsai tree care - Brief explanation of basic care and does not cover training – Training deals with the art of bonsai and should be thoroughly understood before undertaking — or left to a professional. However, most of the true bonsai trees you find have already been through their training period, thus requiring only periodic trimming and pinching to
• Plant Growing Zones - Tree and Plant Growing Zones for USDA hardiness zones 2 through 9 For the past 60 years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has collected environmental data about plant hardiness throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This information from the USDA National Arboretum was then made into a tree and plant growing zone map. The US national
• bonsai tree care - Juniper bonsai tree care Although the information below about juniper bonsai tree care is not exhaustive of of all the care needed to grow a healthy bonsai tree it does give you the basics. If you are a beginner we recommend that you buy a good book about bonsai trees and also the proper fertilizer, soil
• House plant watering cans - Are your bonsai tree leaves turning brown or yellow it could be the way you water your tree.