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Originally Posted by RonMartin
In no way do I take offense to any ones comments here. There is always more than one side to any story. But I do reserve the right to every now and again insert a comment of my own.  )
In a perfect world everybody could find a bonsai teacher. This is not a perfect world.
But even in an imperfect world one can always find a bonsai book. Maybe not the best but certainly better than nothing. |
Ha! - That was not an apology to you - it was to bwaynef. I went back and re-read my post in reply to him and thought I was getting a little heated. But you can take the apology as well if needed.
I am in agreement with you on almost everything. It could be difficult to find a teacher - depending on how serious this it to you. If you are serious enough you can travel to find one. But again most newcomers do not know they need the help - to the extent that they really do. How many watering and feeding and sunlight questions are posted on BT a day? I may be mistaken but aren't all of those basic things covered in a lot more depth in most (if not all) bonsai books than the selecting of a potential 'victim' tree based on existing nebari or trunk caliper?
It may be the art of bonsai but it is a science of horticulture.
Back to the chicken and the egg debate - teacher (if available) and book or tree first. Beats me.