Detailed Guide to the Craft of Making a Pastoral Dream-Themed Bonsai

  People who have lived in the city for a long time all have a pastoral dream. They dream of having two mu of idle farmland, with a small flower garden in the field, and a pavilion made of branches covered with morning glories. Growing their own vegetables and flowers, working at sunrise and resting at sunset…… Such a scene seems to have nothing to do with urban life, but in the bustling city of Tokyo there really is such a magical existence.

  The beauty of Mashan fully reveals the charm of Jiangnan, "One stream guards the field, wrapping it in green; two mountains push open the door, sending in blue." Nourished by the mountains and waters beside Taihu Lake, it is like a calm, light giant mirror, gathering the green mountains and steep cliffs, emerald trees and green bamboos all into the mirror. Every inch of land, every bit of air, interwoven with it, like frame after frame of pictures, flowing among the mountains and waters. In golden autumn, Mashan has green mountains and joyful springs, abundant fruit on the branches, fragrance drifting over the green fields, the loveliness of flowers, birds, insects and fish, the shimmering beauty of lakes and mountains, the naturalness of melons, fruits and vegetables, the quality of simple life…… Each one is worth lingering over. Meeting Mashan, one part taste, two parts intoxication, three parts insight, ten parts contentment, pleasing the mood and nourishing the nature, returning to the pastoral dream……

  For a pairing of two or more plants, choose plants with distinct colors and different shapes. Just like the currently popular mixed-and-matched style, it is often more moving than a single one.

  Materials:

  Perilla, nerve plant

  Instructions:

  First spread a layer of pottery stone on the bottom of the pot, then add soil, plant the perilla and secure it, then plant the nerve plant beside it, and finally cover with moss.