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For those who want to learn and for those who want to teach, THIS IS THE "HOLY GRAIL!" High-quality, high-success, easy-care, grows indoors, complete with ALL needed items for an outstanding workshop result that will generate success, continuing interest, and something to be proud of! The result at the end of the workshop is totally dependent upon the quality of the workshop materials and this will always be true. I began teaching bonsai in the mid-1960's and initially got poor results because students just could not find appropriate plant materials! Fuku-Bonsai was initially formed as a part-time backyard nursery to supply prepared bonsai stock to students! With good stock, results and success soared!
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The workshop kit for "CREATING YOUR FIRST BONSAI!" ● IDEAL FOR GROUP TEACHING OR ADULT DO-IT-YOURSELF! Adults wanting to "do it yourself" would be able to follow the instruction sheet. Ideal for teaching youth, church, evening adult education, or even beginner just joining a bonsai or garden club! After doing a single dry run, most teachers or bonsai hobbyists would be able to lead this workshop. ● Item IWP-8: PRICED @ $24.95, THE SAME AS OUR 4LL8 LIVING LOVABLES! For a production bonsai nursery it is more efficient to produce complete Living Lovables than to individually pack all of the various components as a kit. If you want a more mature plant, get a Living Lovable. But if you want to learn the basics to be able to train others in the future, we made the Introductory Workshop Package available! FREE SHIPPING WHEN 3 OR MORE SENT TO THE SAME US ADDRESS!
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| INTRODUCTORY SPECIAL: GET A FREE 3RD EDITION TRUE INDOOR BONSAI WORKSHOP HANDBOOK WITH PURCHASE OF 3 OR MORE INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP PACKAGES! |
The above special discounts are for Introductory Workshop Packages only and cannot be combined with other Fuku-Bonsai products for larger discounts. For quantities of 50 or more, please request quotations and availability to:
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A COMPLETE ECONOMICAL WORKSHOP PACKAGE! 1. 2-3 YEAR OLD PRE-TRAINED PREPARED BONSAI STOCK. 5" to 7" tall that already has character, a compact developed root system that is well established in a 2" nursery pot. 2. 5"X3"X2" PLASTIC BONSAI POT. This is a great size to begin with a nice potential for a 7" to 10" tall bonsai. Very easy care. Water by sitting it in a bowl of water about once per week and give it good window light. 3. PRE-CUT TIE-DOWN WIRE. Two lengths were twisted in the middle. Thread through the bottom holes to prepare to secure plant to the pot. 4. COARSE. Add the pre-measured bottom drainage material to make a mound in the center of the bottom of the pot. 5. BODY MIX. Spread about half of the bagged primary potting mix evenly around the edge of the pot and level even in the pot. With a spoon, tamp the material firm. 6. TOP DRESSING. After watering by saturation, drain, and tamp the surface smooth. Then us this fine top dressing to create an attractive surface. (***) 7. PLASTIC SEPARATOR. To assure ideal drainage and prevent the body mix from clogging the coarse bottom layer, place plastic separator over the coarse mound BEFORE adding body media. 8. ACCENT ROCK. Position this to add interest or add visual bulk to the trunk. 9. MagAmp. An ideal ultra slow release fertilizer; enough for two years. (***) 10. INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP PACKAGE INSTRUCTION SHEET. Detailed instruction, diagrams, and cultural information. An isolated adult should have no problem completing the workshop with the aid of this instruction sheet. (*** NOTE: The sleeves containing the fine top dressing and the MagAmp fertilizer are not to be used by the student in the class. First water saturate the plant, drain, then tamp down the surface smooth before using a minimal amount of top dressing. Save for formal display use.) |
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HIGH SUCCESS CONCEPTS! THREE RULES FOR SUCCESS! 1. Start with a plant that will grow well for you in your environment. Fuku-Bonsai's specialty Dwarf Schefflera is the most durable proven houseplant and will grow in all parts of the US! 2. Start with character to avoid the most difficult training stages. Our pre-trained 2-3 year old prepared bonsai stock already have a heavy trunk, low branches, and a compact, shallow root system that are the result of several prunings and at least two major root prunings. |
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There is a bonsai truism that your
product at the end of the workshop will be a refinement of the stock
at the beginning of the workshop! The tree does not magically
become "old" during the workshop! If you begin with a young
seedling with no character, at the end of the workshop it will be in
a bonsai pot but it will still be a young seedling no character!
The pre-training of prepared bonsai stock is the most difficult part of bonsai and the Fuku-Bonsai's quality is the highest standard available in the US. We've shipped an average of over 1,000 bonsai per month since 1974 and our professional staff keeps improving! |
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The photo at left shows just 12 plants.
But note the range of shapes that are produced using a range of
techniques beginning with massive culling of inferior stock that
have poor branching characteristics! It requires a high level
of skill to produce large quantities of the highest quality!
3. Create optimum growth by providing the best possible environment and giving proper care! Give the tree as much light as possible next to a window or with supplemental artificial light. Learn to water and fertilize properly. There's a lot of information on our website and we're just an email away! Good luck! |
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Fuku-Bonsai is the pioneer of TRUE INDOOR BONSAI™ since 1962 and this is the highest-quality, highest-success workshop! These units are available through our certified nursery in single retail units or in bulk-packed multiple units for use by bonsai teachers in assisted workshops or as part of a bonsai course. Results of Fuku-Bonsai Cultural Center workshops can be packed for handcarry to all parts of the US (or we'll ship)!
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| HOW THE INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP PACKAGE
EVOLVED: We began putting together the Introductory Workshop Package in mid-2006. At that time, we were increasing the number of stylings for the popular smallest potted LIVING LOVABLES including "Sumo," "Roots," and "Hawaiian Dragon" stylings and "Intermediate Workshops" using the Living Lovables and the #8 size Conversion Kits were increasingly popular as it provided a lower cost option to the Premium Keiki Bonsai Workshop Package or the "Advanced Workshops" that featured the larger 8LS8 (LIVING SCULPTURE) going into the #17 size Conversion Kits. Initially the concept was to provide bulk-packed components of "16-kits" as this would reduce the cost of packaging the individual components. These were intended for groups to assist those who had been asked to teach bonsai but needed the workshop components. But each teacher seemed to need a different quantity. There was also the minor problem of one student using more than their share of materials and someone being shorted. So in spite of the costs, we decided to go with packaging of individual components in individual quantities! The initial items were logical: 1) prepared bonsai stock, 2) the pot, 3) the coarse bottom media, 4) tie-down wire, 5)body media, 6) top dressing and 7) cultural information sheet. We began using it as a lower cost alternative to the Fuku-Bonsai Cultural Center workshops and a magical thing began to happen! With the costs greatly reduced, entire families participated instead of just the person with bonsai interest! "Students" became younger and younger AND THEY WERE ALL SUCCESSFUL! Even though it was possible to simply cut a piece of plastic from one of the bags, there were requests and so the PLASTIC SEPARATOR BECAME COMPONENT #8. Then in one workshop, someone added a rock and everyone agreed that it added a nice touch and should be included. So the ACCENT ROCK BECAME COMPONENT #9. In the discussion part of the workshop, it was emphasized that a tiny amount of fertilizer applied frequently is a key to success. "Enriched water" is great for Hawaiian Lava Plantings. But for potted bonsai, a 1/2 teaspoon of MAGAMP fertilizer works well buried every six months. That's why we now repackage it to make it available to our center and website customers. SO WHY NOT INCLUDE IT IN THE INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP PACKAGE? SO WE DID AND A TWO-YEAR SUPPLY OF MAGAMP IS NOW COMPONENT #10! We believe this is the best most complete "bonsai kit" that will become the most successful and produce the highest quality "FIRST BONSAI!" Of course most of this is due to the unbeatable quality of the Dwarf Schefflera prepared bonsai stock! This is the same quality material that is the start of most of Fuku-Bonsai's products. In producing HUGE quantities to this standard, we can now offer it as part of the premier introductory workshop package for creating your first bonsai! ____________________________________________________________________________ |
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We began field-testing the
Introductory Workshop Packages with some of our
corresponding associates and it looks like we have a winner!
There have been some complaints from those who do the more
difficult traditional outdoor bonsai that "Fuku-Bonsai made
it too easy!" Those who visit the Fuku-Bonsai Cultural
Center who want to learn bonsai uniformly reply: "EASY
IS GOOD!" Here's a link to the first report by Ron
Davis of Montana:
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Ron Davis & Introductory Workshop Package
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| Kathy Almeida is also a very strong correspondent who takes excellent photos. But this time she outdid herself and took great pictures. I added limited lettering and the photos tell the story. Mahalo Kathy. *** Go to Kathy Almeida & Introductory Workshop Package |
The first formal bonsai classes were conducted by Angela Tillman for 60 eighth grade students in Silas City, North Carolina. Her outstanding reports are posted beginning at: "An Introduction to a Report of Bonsai Classes" An edited version was published in Bonsai Clubs International's Bonsai Magazine. We've come a long way!
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