A Good Nebari is Essential

One of the essential elements in bonsai design and development is a good Nebari.

To all the beginners out their please consider this as an absolute necessity when choosing stock plants for development.

The physical connection between the tree and the soil is not only visually important; this connection is also a reflection of the perceived age of the bonsai. It is an embodiment of the feeling of 'Wabi Sabi';  the percepton of age that can only be realised through a focus on developing and refining this connection with the soil.

Don't be satisfied with the 'stick in a pot' that some pass off as bonsai.  If there is no feeling of age there is no bonsai. !!!