Remarkable Bonsai, Questionable Habits & Dubious Appetites

This luscious Satsuki azalea is one of a multitude of exquisite bonsai photos from the very aptly named, Fine Bonsai, Art and Nature. We don’t normally resurrect posts from just a few months ago, but there’s a method to our madness. Part of this is method is simply continuing to present the best bonsai we can find for your enjoyment. The other part is… You might want to fast forward this paragraph … we have to satisfy our sponsor with his questionable habits and dubious appetites. For this and other more practical reasons, we like to stimulate your appetite for … Continue reading Remarkable Bonsai, Questionable Habits & Dubious Appetites

Stone Lantern Site Wide Sale Ends Sunday Night

Our Site Wide Sale covers everything including tools & wire Just a friendly heads up… … Our 20% to 30% off Site Wide Sale ends Sunday night at 11:59pm EDT 20% to 30% off our already discounted prices on… … Everything! Our Site Wide Sale covers everything including books Our Site Wide Sale covers everything including our famous Roshi Tools Our Site Wide Sale covers everything including Fertilizer & Bonsai Wire Our Site Wide Sale covers everything including Ho Yoku Care products Our Site Wide Sale covers everything including Bonsai Pots Our Site Wide Sale covers everything including … Continue reading Stone Lantern Site Wide Sale Ends Sunday Night

Surayama – Shimpaku, Spruce & Several Others

It’s a little surprising that there are so few good shots of bonsai in creative settings. Not that they don’t exist, just that they don’t exist in larger numbers. This one was borrowed from Peter Warren’s Surayama, as were all the photos in this post. We’re merging two themes from recent posts: Rosemary bonsai and Peter Warren’s bonsai. Only one Rosemary actually, but all the bonsai shown here are Peter’s. This is not the first time we’ve featured Peter Warren’s bonsai and, as we are fond of saying, won’t be the last. Peter is an accomplish bonsai artist and teacher … Continue reading Surayama – Shimpaku, Spruce & Several Others

NEW Bonsai & Japanese Gardening Books & Big Sale

Three NEW Books. Two Bonsai Books & a NEW book on Japanese Gardens in North America. All three are 20% to 25% off with our Site Wide Sale (this sale ends Sunday night, May 3rd, so don’t wait). It’s not often we get three new books in one month. This windfall has created a lot of excitement; with us and our customers. And this excitement is multiplied because of our Site Wide Sale. Our Site Wide Sale includes absolutely everything. These books & all our other books (Bonsai books & Japanese Gardening books). Our tools. Soil. Fertilizer. Pots. Living bonsai. … Continue reading NEW Bonsai & Japanese Gardening Books & Big Sale

NEW Bonsai Book: Literati Style Penjing

Penjing Master Zhao Qingquan’s long awaited Literati Style Penjing, Chinese Bonsai Masterworks has arrived and is available at Stone Lantern. At a glance, we’ll give it five stars. Upon further examination, we’ll still give it five stars. I haven’t been this excited about a new bonsai book for a long time. The problem is, we have been writing copy for so long that we’ve exhausted all the superlatives; sometimes on books that don’t begin to measure up to this one. So, instead of saying much more, we’ll just borrow from the publisher: “Overview … the Japanese art of creating miniature … Continue reading NEW Bonsai Book: Literati Style Penjing

Digging Out Lost Treasures

Lakeside with Lingering Snow, our second in a series of plantings from Toshio Kawamoto’s Saikei classic. The trees are the same (cryptomeria) as in our last post from the book (creating a deep ravine planting), the pot is almost the same and the landscape is similar, though this one is softer. The focal point, the large single mountain stone that elevates the planting from good to extraordinary, is enhanced by a little touch of snow. The author doesn’t say what the snow is and it’s hard to tell from the photo. It would be ideal if it were simply part … Continue reading Digging Out Lost Treasures

Bonsai Book Sale 25% – 30% off

Our Big Book Sale even includes our already discounted sets like this recently back in print SET OF 3 HASKILL CREEK BONSAI BOOKS BOOK SALE 25% TO 30% OFF ALL BOOKS & DVDs 1-2 Books 25% off – 3 or more 30% off (off of our already discounted prices) sets count as 1 book final discounts will show up when you check out sale ends March 2nd, 2014 Visit Stone Lantern and choose from our vast selection of already discounted Bonsai Books, Japanese Gardening books and other related books. We also offer a large selection of Bonsai Tools and … Continue reading Bonsai Book Sale 25% – 30% off

The Last Day!

This perfect Pemphis acidula by Robert Steven doesn’t have much to do with the last day of our Big Winter Sale. Except that Robert’s excellent book, Mission of Transformation is one of the items you can save on (the photo originally appeared in a Bark post way back in 2009). Our Big Winter Sale is running out of time. Today is the last day to save 20% to 25% on everything we offer at Stone Lantern. Just in case you’re one of those people who reads this blog but never visits our Stone Lantern website, you should know that we … Continue reading The Last Day!

Revisting a Gallerie de Francois Jeker

We’re back to our old tricks (this post originally appeared way back in 2010). Now my excuse is that Corey’s on vacation, so I’m swamped (as is Ric in the warehouse) and the best way out of the swamp is to take the easy path. There’s a good reason for picking this particular post from our achieves; Francois Jeker’s Bonsai Aesthetics 2 is now available. This means that you can complete your set, or if you don’t have either Bonsai Aesthetics volumes, you can buy the set at a discount. Carving with a French flare (from our archieves) We have … Continue reading Revisting a Gallerie de Francois Jeker

Summer Book & DVD Sale

Our Summer Book Sale even includes our already discounted sets like this recently back in print SET OF 3 HASKILL CREEK BONSAI BOOKS SUMMER BOOKS SALE 20% TO 25% OFF ALL BOOKS & DVDs (off of our already discounted prices) sets count as 1 book final discounts will show up when you check out Sale includes all of our books including our most popular book MASTERS’ SERIES JUNIPER BOOK list price 29.95, our regular discounted price only 19.95 with our 20% discount YOU PAY ONLY 15.96 only 14.96 if you buy 6 books (sets count as 1 book) … Continue reading Summer Book & DVD Sale