First off, I want to say hi as this is my first forum post! Been checking around here for a couple of weeks and reading lots of stuff on the Wiki. I've always been interested in Bonsai and have decided to finally take the plunge. Unfortunately, I live in rural SA so I don't have any local bonsai clubs, so here I am on the forums.
Yesterday I went out and bought my first bonsai, a Sargent Juniper. Its about 9.5cm high. I've taken some photo's and am after some suggestions as to what I should do next. Bear in mind I cannot plant it in the ground, although a grow box/pot is a possibility.
I already have a few ideas running around in my head, and there's a branch in the front which I already want to remove. However, in a great display of self control, I decided to consult the forum guru's before touching anything
is to plant into a large pot or in the ground for a few years. Not what you really want to do with a new bonsai. I suggest take of the branch, wire the others if you can and learn how to keep it healthy. While learning that, get a couple of other "preBonsai" and put into larger pots or the ground so that they will thicken up. Once you are happy with them then you can work on them
