| What plants, other than ferns and cut-leaf | | | | with varied soil compositions. |
| maples, would you recommend to be included in | | | | |
| a japanese garden? There is a great variety | | | | But not all jade bonsai are the same. Having |
| of plants that could be used in a japanese | | | | good inforamtion on the type of bonsai and |
| garden. It depends on what type of garden you | | | | what is need for it is something you can ask |
| have in mind. Japanese gardens have evolved | | | | where you go and get your plants from, take |
| from primitive "Tei" gardens, to gardens that | | | | inforamtion off the internet, look at books |
| were influenced by the Sung and Tang | | | | on bonsais, or you can talk to another |
| Dinasties. | | | | gardener about it. |
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| These gardens were very sumptuous and | | | | Azaleas Bonsai are tough to keep because |
| depicted dramatic landscape features. There | | | | Azaleas do not tolerate dryness and Bonsais |
| were also Buddhist gardens that depicted | | | | have little soil and small pots so they dry |
| paradise on earth. Influenced by the tea | | | | out quickly. That means you may have to water |
| cerimony and its aesthetics, the military | | | | your Azalea every day or two, although I |
| lords of feudal Japan, comissioned some very | | | | cannot be sure of that without knowing the |
| interesting gardens that still exist. My | | | | size and other factors. The withering that |
| favorites are the Zen gardens and their | | | | you mentioned is probably due to excessive |
| simplicity. As you can see, there are many | | | | soil dryness. |
| different types of japanese gardens, and they | | | | |
| could use many different types of plants and | | | | In addition, your Azalea needs at least a few |
| materials. | | | | hours of direct sun every day and it prefers |
| | | | cool temperatures. It may do better outside |
| Most all japanese gardens are use as a place | | | | in a cool semi-shaded area during the warmer |
| of peace and quite. A way for the gardener to | | | | months. In any case, this is not an easy |
| get out of the world and just enjoy sometime | | | | plant as it is very unforgiving of any lapses |
| to themselves and there family. A lot of | | | | in watering, light or temperature. |
| gardeners take a lot of pride in there | | | | |
| garden. There garden reflects the way the | | | | The presence of fungus gnats is a good |
| gardener sees or feels like when they go out | | | | indication that the soil is staying too moist |
| into there garden. A lot of monks and | | | | and the roots are rotting. The fungus gnat |
| buddhist spend a lot of time in there gardens | | | | larvae feed on the decaying roots. I cannot |
| cleaning and just enjoying the great gifts | | | | say just how often your Bonsai should be |
| that they were given. They even belive that | | | | watered, but is is apparent that you are |
| if you listen hard enough you can hear the | | | | watering too frequently. I suggest watering |
| plants talking to you. | | | | no more than twice per week as long as there |
| | | | is no evidence that the plant is wilting. |
| Bonsai refers to the miniaturizing of a | | | | This will help curb the root rot which, |
| plant, but it does not identify the type of | | | | unlike the gnats, will kill the plant. |
| plant that it is. There are hundreds of | | | | |
| different types of bonsai plants. All of the | | | | Adult fungus gnats fly around and are an |
| bonsai plants out there never have the same | | | | annoyance, but they are not harmful to |
| name, but the only thing that they do have in | | | | people. Each gnat lives for about 5 days. The |
| common is that they are from the bonsai | | | | trick is to get rid of the next generation - |
| family. A complete description of the plant - | | | | the gnat larvae that live in the top layer of |
| leaf dimensions, leaf color, number of stems | | | | the soil. Try to keep the soil as dry as |
| growing from the soil, does the stem branch | | | | possible. Remove all loose soil and rocks |
| or grow straight, does it have bark, and any | | | | from the surface and place 1/2 inch slices of |
| other distinguishing characteristics that | | | | raw potato on the surface of the soil. These |
| would ID your plant. | | | | potato slices will attract the gnat larvae. |
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| There are many types of bonsai trees out | | | | After a day or so, discard the slices along |
| there for example: Madagascar palm bonsai | | | | with the larvae inside. Repeat this until |
| tree, jade bonsai, and azalea bonsai. Bonsais | | | | there are no more larvae in the potato. You |
| are rarely easy and nearly always very | | | | just need to be a little more careful about |
| expensive - and profitable! Unlike many | | | | how much water you give your bonsai after all |
| bonsais, a Jade can survive as a houseplant. | | | | the larvae are gone. Make sure that you do |
| Bonsais are potted in a variety of different | | | | keep you bonsai tree in the sun. |
| containers of different sizes and shape and | | | | |