All Episodes

Season 8 Episode 32 - The Theory Behind Repotting Timing

Season 8 Episode 31 - Not Going to Repot? You Sure?

Season 8 Episode 30 - The Story of my Quince

Season 8 Episode 29 - Why Securing your Bonsai is so Important

Season 8 Episode 28 - Let's Talk Root Rot

Season 8 Episode 27 - Scared to Change Soil, Being Brave

Season 8 Episode 26 - Before Repotting Planning, Post Repotting Scenario

Season 8 Episode 25 - Good Housekeeping, Bonsai Balancing even for the Weak

Season 8 Episode 24 - Don't like it..Chop it, Pine Wrap up and Learnings

Season 8 Episode 23 - Must Love Maintenance, Direction of your Work

Season 8 Episode 22 - Macro and Micro, Confidence versus Overconfidence

Eason 8 Episode 21 - The Concept of One of Everything

Season 8 Episode 20 - How to Handle Structural Issues, Setting a 'Mode' when working

Season 8 Episode 19 - Why we have time for our Pines, Late Autumn Alarms

Season 8 Episode 18 - Considerations When Wiring and Styling your Bonsai

Season 8 Episode 17 - Practical Advice for Styling your Pines

Season 8 Episode 16 - What to Do wth Your Bonsa Now, Don't Over Complicate Issues

Season 8 Episode 15 - The Idea of Perfection, Technique Improvement

Season 8 Episode 14 - Deciduous Autumn Maintenance

Season 8 Episode 13 - Mid Autumn and Your Bonsai, Bonsai Events

Season 8 Episode 12 - Good Structure is Good Bonsai Part 3 The Wrap Up

Season 8 Episode 11 - Good Structure is Good Bonsai Part 2

Season 8 Episode 10 - Good Structure is Good Bonsai Part 1

Season 8 Episode 9 - What to do with Whips, Autumn Fertilising Refresher

Season 8 Episode 8 - When Less is More - Thin Trunk Bonsai

Season 8 Episode 7 - Is Bonsai Age all it's Cracked up to be?

Season 8 Episode 6 - Work Planning for Autumn, Start Again Advice

Season 8 Episode 5 - Leave Your Pines in Peace, Skill of Waiting

Season 8 Episode 4 - Importance of Pad Separation, Compaction and Pre-Autumn

Season 8 Episode 3 - Summer Extremes, Where Do I Start?

Season 8 Episode 2 - Why I Love Junipers and How to Care for Them

Season 8 Episode 1 - Better Bonsai for Us All, 2026 Goals, Mid Summer Review

Season 7 Episode 51 - Yearly Plan Review

Season 7 Episode 50 - Holiday Jobs, Calculated Risks

Season 7 Episode 49 - Lessons and Reminders from Decandling

Season 7 Episode 48 - Test the System, Pine Decandling Refresher

Season 7 Episode 47 - Watch Out for Shading, Time Sensitive Tasks and their Timing

Season 7 Episode 46 - Pruning for Ramification, Fear of Cutting Vs Health

Season 7 Episode 45 - Spruce and Cedar Maintenance, Caring in the current Environment

Season 7 Episode 44 - When is it Best to Just Let it Grow, Short Term Sacrifice Branches

Season 7 Episode 43 - Candle Cutting Technique on Some Pine Species and What to Expect

Season 7 Episode 42 - Bonsai Life on the Road, Making a Bonsai from a Bush

Season 7 Episode 41 - Mid Spring Jobs for your Bonsai

Season 7 Episode 40 - Compartmentalisation for Us and Our Bonsai, Working Deadwood

Season 7 Episode 39 - Emergency Action Plan for Early Spring Issues

Season 7 Episode 38 - Deciduous Development Pt 4 (Final)

Season 7 Episode 37 - Deciduous Development Part Three

Season 7 Episode 36 - Deciduous Development Part Two

Season 7 Episode 35 - Deciduous Bonsai Development Part One

Season 7 Episode 34 - Repotting Wrap Up and the Lessons, Early Spring Work

Season 7 Episode 33 - The Story of a European Beech and the Forced Redesign

Season 7 Episode 32 - Will your Soil Mix fix your problem, Repotting Tales

Season 7 Episode 31 - Tool Fatigue, Hasty Decisions Lead to Bad Choices

Season 7 Episode 30 - To Mound or Not to Mound, When is it Yours?

Season 7 Episode 29 - Six Golden Rules to Consider Before Acquiring a Bonsai

Season 7 Episode 28 - Dealing with a Brick When Repotting, Root Rot in Bonsai

Season 7 Episode 27 - Repotting and a Story about Soil

Season 7 Episode 26 - Changing Climate and Your Bonsai

Season 7 Episode 25 - Mindset of Working Small Bonsai, Wiring Tip

Season 7 Episode 24 - Yamadori Again, Deciduous Winter Study, After Major Work care

Season 7 Episode 23 - Bonsai Scars from the Past, Winter Protection Strategies

Season 7 Episode 22 - Bonsai Priorities, Japanese White Pines, Bonsai Don'ts!

Season 7 Episode 21 - Developing Bonsai in Bite Size Chunks, Trunk Selection and Perspective

Season 7 Episode 20 - Yamadori Vs Nursery Stock, Terminal Issues with your Bonsai and Leaf Removal

Season 7 Episode 19 - Styling Considerations for Conifers, Right Now and Bonsai Moss

Season 7 Episode 18 - My Time with Salvatore Liporace in Italy

Season 7 Episode 17 - Is Too Much of a Good Thing Bad, Time for Pines!

Season 7 Episode 16 - Bonsai Fear, When Short Cuts Take Longer

Season 7 Episode 15 - The Bonsai Easter Edition, Tool Care, Where Would I Be Without Bonsai

Season 7 Episode 14 - Mid Autumn Work, Cedar Maintenance

Season 7 Episode 13 - Pines and Autumn/Fall, What Work is Needed

Season 7 Episode 12 - Creative Days, The Story Behind the Bonsai

Season 7 Episode 11 - Branch Cutters, Perfect Practice, Apex Design and Proportion

Season 7 Episode 10 - Bonsai Wire and Bonsai, The Bonsai Mosh Pit

Season 7 Episode 9 - Early Autumn and Your Bonsai, Branch Selection Puzzle

Season 7 Episode 8 - Autumn Fertilising - my strategy, Design Tip for Top Down View

Season 7 Episode 7 - Formal Upright Bonsai Considerations, Weaknesses Exposed by Summer

Season 7 Episode 6 - Bonsai Carving Tips and Tricks

Season 7 Episode 5 - Do the Maintenance, Why Do You Do Bonsai, Focus for Now

Season 7 Episode 4 - My Fertilising Program for Late Summer, Sometimes You Need to Wait

Season 7 Episode 3 - Banksia as Bonsai, When to Stop Persisting

Season 7 Episode 2 - Bonsai Work Practices, Bonsai Respect and Be Like a Forest

Season 7 Episode 1 - My Process for Juniper work, Plans for 2025

Season 6 Episode 51 - Bonsai Matsu Highlights, Podcast Favourites, My Bonsai World

Season 6 Episode 50 - Pre Christmas Bonsai Work Checklist, Sacrifice Branches

Season 6 Episode 49 - Process for Design, Australian Bonsai and Omiya, Bonsai Immersion

Season 6 Episode 48 - Decandling and When Not to, Aaron Curtis from Shiro, Watering Frequency

Season 6 Episode 47 - Bonsai Advice, Bonsai Empire and Shinji Suzuki, Broken Pots

Season 6 Episode 46 - Trunk Development Strategy, Summer Plans and Mishaps

Season 6 Episode 45 - The Candle Cutting Procedure for Single Flush Pines, Quality Vs Quantity

Season 6 Episode 44 - Podcasting on the Road, Fungal Issues and Bonsai

Season 6 Episode 43 - Western Australian Bonsai Love and Quokkas

Season 6 Episode 42 - Pre Summer Planning, Your Design, Oh No to Oh Yes!

Season 6 Episode 41 - Let's Talk Defoliation, Reignite Your Bonsai Spark

Season 6 Episode 40 - An Alternative to Windswept, Mid Spring Chores

Season 6 Episode 39 - After the Spring Burst What's Next and Ants....

Season 6 Episode 38 - Is Bigger Really Better? When Bonsai Size matters

Season 6 Episode 37 - Spiders and Bonsai, AI Images of Bonsai and Your Plan

Season 6 Episode 36 - Bonsai in the Tropics, Bonsai Educators and Collected Trees

Season 6 Episode 35 - Fertilising and the Link to Repotting, Pinching, Candle Breaking and Spring

Season 6 Episode 34 - Pruning Prunus, Fertilising Raw Stock in Development

Season 6 Episode 33 - Nebari Work, Large Cuts and 'Chipping' In, Watering Systems

Season 6 Episode 32 - Repotting Learnings, What Happens Post Repotting, Spring Preparations

Season 6 Episode 31 - The Great Olive Dig!

Season 6 Episode 30 - Hit the Reset Button, Planning and Expectations, Large Root Removal

Season 6 Episode 29 - Bonsai Related Injuries you should try and avoid

Season 6 Episode 28 - The Styling Edition! Design Compromise, Styling Consideration for Australian Natives

Season 6 Episode 27 - Bonsai Pot Considerations, To Tie or Not to Tie, Yard Work in Winter

Season 6 Episode 26 - Talk About Soil, Wiring Once and Bonsai Etiquette

Season 6 Episode 25 - Interview with Marcela Ferreira about Australian Native Bonsai

Season 6 Episode 24 - Making Split Decisions, Confusing Times, Look at What's in Front of You

Season 6 Episode 23 - Trick to Removing Buried Wire, Buying Time, Is it Unique?

Season 6 Episode 22 - Beauty is a Perspective, Was the Cut Correct and Speeding Up

Season 6 Episode 21 - Bonsai Height Reduction, Plan Variation and Soil Mix Expectations

Season 6 Episode 20 - Creating a Second Problem, A Bending Technique, Azalea Flower Removal

Season 6 Episode 19 - My Checklist for Working Pines and End of Autumn Watering

Season 6 Episode 18 - Setting up Stock for the Future, The Mundane and Building on Mishaps

Season 6 Episode 17 - Annual Olive Bonsai Dig, Now Better Than Never, Things to Watch for Now

Season 6 Episode 16 - What would I tell a some at the start of their Bonsai Journey?

Season 6 Episode 15 - Judging Bonsai, Bonsai Demonstrations and Foundation of Good Bonsai

Season 6 Episode 14 - The Beauty of Bark, Major Bending Protection, Deadwood Approach

Season 6 Episode 13 - Compartmentalisation of Decay, Deciduous Pruning and Wound Management

Season 6 Episode 12 - Needle Removal Techniques, When to Stop and Your Skill Set

Season 6 Episode 11 - The Bonsai Design Podcast - Visual Weight, Is Bonsai Static Art?

Season 6 Episode 10 - Fertilising Process and Overview, Pine Work - waiting or starting

Season 6 Episode 9 - Cedars, The Bud Conveyor and Mental Preparation

Season 6 Episode 8 - A Chat with Bonsai Empire about all things bonsai around the world

Season 6 Episode 7 - A Plan for Managing Problems, Bluetooth Connectivity and Autumn

Season 6 Episode 6 - New Zealand Bonsai and Natural Beauty, Keeping it Simple and OMG Watering System

Season 6 Episode 5 - Working on a Tricky Section plan, How was Summer and Ah-hah!

Season 6 Episode 4 - Australian Native Pruning, Preparing for a Demonstration in NZ

Season 6 Episode 3 - Junipers and Mid Summer, Pad Making Process, Wiring and Repotting Preparation

Season 6 Episode 2 - Bonsai in Australia, How it's Getting Stronger and The Bonsai Open

Season 6 Episode 1 - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly! Review Time and Bonsai Care App

Season 5 - Episode 47 - The Yearly Wrap and Recap

Season 5 Episode 46 - Your Bonsai Decision Making Checklist

Season 5 Episode 45 - Post JBP Decandling, Australian Native Fertilising, Why I love Ficus

Season 5 Episode 44 - A Sad but Common Bonsai Tale, Decandling Technique and Holding Off is Ok

Season 5 Episode 43 - Australian Natives as Bonsai, Creating History and Bonsai Maturity

Season 5 Episode 42 - Will you Decandle your JBP, Deadwood Creation and Air Layer redo

Season 5 Episode 41 - Watering System Mods, Yellowing Foliage and Summer, Defoliation

Season 5 Episode 40 - Bonsai Care Guide, Framing and How Important is Patience

Season 5 Episode 39 - Sourcing Bonsai Stock, How to Manage Growth Clusters and Intensives

Season 5 Episode 38 - When is the Right Time, Bonsai Passion and The Network

Season 5 Episode 37 - Balance, Intensives and More Balance

Season 5 Episode 36 - Foliage Density Management, Spring Daily Routine and Documenting

Season 5 Episode 35 - Are there Hard and Fast Rules for Bonsai? Bonsai Shows and New Soil Mix

Season 5 Episode 34 - A Plan for Tackling Issues, Being in the Moment and Bonsai Security

Season 5 Episode 33 - Don't be distracted, Plans for a hot Summer and Preparation Work, Fertilising (again)

Season 5 Episode 32 - The Fertiliser Plan, Hidden Life of Trees, Forest Bathing and Some Maintenance

Season 5 Episode 31 - Internodes and Bonsai, Genetics and Planning for the Worst

Season 5 Episode 30 - Pine Spring Candle Breaking, Decision Paralysis, Perspective and a Nursery Visit

Season 5 Episode 29 - Bonsai Repotting Lessons, To Cut or Not to Cut and It's always the Weakest Link!

Season 5 Episode 28 - Consistency, Reliability, Predicability, After Repotting Care and Angle Change

Season 5 Episode 27 - Does Bonsai Need to Change or Evolve? Early Spring Checklist

Season 5 Episode 26 - Forest Bonsai Setup and Design Concepts and Late Winter Plans

Season 5 Episode 25 - Repotting Adventures, Dave Grohl and Bonsai and How Serious Are you?

Season 5 Episode 24 - The First Focus with Repotting, The Mindset of Design Vs Maintenance and Why Wiring is so Important

Season 5 Episode 23 - Watering System Setup and Maintenance, Finishing Off Pines and Training for Repotting

Season 5 Episode 22 - My First Year, the need to Thin and Reduce and What Now

Season 5 Episode 21 - Final Adjustments, Watching a Japanese Bonsai Professional Work and Pot Choice Considerations

Season 5 Episode 20 - Making a Bonsai Connection, Focusing on Inner Buds, Needle Work Tool Tip

Season 5 Episode 19 - Finding the Bonsai within, Bonsai Love and Digging for Gold!

Season 5 Episode 18 - How to get the most out of a Bonsai Workshop and a Twisted Pine

Season 5 Episode 17 - How to Avoid Leaf Burn on Maples, Winter Preparations and Branch Structuring

Season 5 Episode 16 - Time for a Bonsai Performance Review, My SA Trip and Late Autumn Activities

Season 5 Episode 15 - Scammer Alert, Autumn Activities and Japan Trip Learnings

Season 5 Episode 14 - Juniper Pad Development Technique, Spider Mites and Japan Repotting

Season 5 Episode 13 - Fine tuning techniques in Japan, Bonsai Theft and A Scots Pine

Season 5 Episode 12 - Bonsai and A.I., My Bonsai Plan for now and is Bonsai just a tree in a pot?

Season 5 Episode 11 - Bonsai Events, Height Reduction Technique, Artistic Talent and What is Your Bonsai Purpose?

Season 5 Episode 10 - My approach to finding the Bonsai within, Your Bonsai Standards and Practical Skill Development

Season 5 Episode 9 - Refinement lesson from Japan, Early Autumn Work and Perspective Evolution

Season 5 Episode 8 - Under watering, Bloody Ants and An Absolute Japan Bonsai Highlight!

Season 5 Episode 7 - Bonsai Adventures in Japan, Over watering, Fungal Issues and Summer

Season 5 Episode 6 - Osaka Learnings Summary and a Brilliant Technique you can use to Improve your Bonsai

Season 5 Episode 5 - My Bonsai Experience in Osaka at Kouka-en and Learning from Junipers

Season 5 Episode 4 - My Approach to Fertilising, Key Elements for Bonsai Success and a Simple Approach to Feeding your Bonsai

Season 5 Episode 3 - Summer Setbacks, Where to find the Positives and The Japan Trip Wrap Up

Season 5 Episode 2 - My Japan Journey continues, Kokufu-ten and Green Club setup, Midnight runs to Tokyo and Lots of Snow

Season 5 Episode 1 - Welcome to 2023 and it's time for Bonsai Goal Setting, Final Design Fundamentals

Season 4 Episode 12 - The Bonsai Support Network and why it's so important, my Japan Bonsai Journey saga continues and Fundamentals of Design and Bonsai Part 4

Season 4 Episode 11 - Japanese Black Pine decandling discussion, Fundamentals of Design and Bonsai Part 3, and another update on My Bonsai Journey

Season 4 Episode 10 - Fundamentals of Design and Bonsai Part 2, Section Two of My Journey and stuff!

Season 4 Episode 9 - Fundamentals of Design and Bonsai Part 1, Section One of My Journey and the Good with the bad

Season 4 Episode 8 - What would I tell my younger self?

Season 4 Episode 7 - The actions we take must be measurable, predictable and accurate, does all stock have potential and how to find it, post repotting focus - what's next?

Season 4 Episode 6 - Spring is in the air and so is the fertiliser! What is a fertilising strategy, Pinching Maples and the Hottest Day myth

Season 4 Episode 5 - Do the 1%ers make a difference, Spring is in the Air and the Fear of Action

Season 4 Episode 4 - Does it add to the design, or distract from it? You don't know what you're not shown, Change of Seasons and Interesting info about Eucalypts

Season 4 Episode 3 - Root Growth vs Water Retention, Repotting learnings and the beginning of something big for Bonsai Matsu!

Season 4 Episode 2 - Autumn Work around the yard, Being in the Moment and Beauty in the Detail

Season 4 Episode 1 - Priorities in Bonsai, The Summer Review and Natives as Bonsai

Season 3 Episode 9 - My Two Greatest Learning Points for Great Bonsai

Season 3 Episode 8 - Developing a Plan, finding beauty in Bonsai and harnessing the Spring growth burst

Season 3 Episode 7 - What if it's Wrong?

Season 3 Episode 6 - Don't Leave for Tomorrow What you Should Do Today!

Season 3 Episode 5 - Refinement versus Development. Which one wins?

Season 3 Episode 4 - Having a chat with Sam Thompson and Jarryd Bailey

Season 3 Episode 3 - Jarryd Bailey from Montane Bonsai

Season 3 Episode 2 - Perspective

Season 3 Episode 1 - Maintaining a Shimpaku Juniper

Season 2 Episode 9 - The 1 to 2 Conundrum and the Yearly Wrap

Season 2 Episode 8 - The Japanese Pine that was my Teacher

Season 2 Episode 7 - Scots Pines, Lessons from repotting and Is Progress in Bonsai Negative

Season 2 Episode 6 - Repotting Aftercare, Bonsai Care Fundamentals, Acquiring Stock advice and the Humble Hawthorn

Season 2 Episode 5 - Bonsai Repotting - Live!

Season 2 Episode 4 - Airflow and your Bonsai, Soil Mix, Proportion, Not for Now - For Later

Season 2 Episode 3 - Bonsai Wiring Tips and Tricks, Autumn Work & Pine Resource Management

Season 2 Episode 2 - Pad profiling, the Process of Elimination used for pruning and Cedars

Season 2 Episode 1 - Junipers, Pine Buds and a Broken Pot!

Episode 12 - Summer Fun

Episode 11 - Here comes Spring!

Episode 10 - The Dos and Don'ts of Bonsai

Episode 9 - Taking the Next Step

Episode 8 - Moving, Always Moving...

Episode 7 - What Now??

Episode 6 - Time for Pines

Episode 5 - One Cut at a Time

Episode 4 - What I love about bonsai!

Episode 3 - Autumn Bonsai Work

Episode 2 - Good Structure is Good Bonsai

Episode One - The Beginning