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About the author
Peter Warren is an internationally renowned bonsai best of Japanese bonsai techniques and ideas and
artist based in London who spent six years training combine them with western trees and aesthetics.
in the traditional manner as an apprentice to the His works are exhibited at the highest level in
Japanese bonsai master, Kunio Kobayashi. Since Japan, North America, and Europe. Peter regularly
completing his studies, Peter has traveled far and writes and translates articles for online and
wide teaching and working with bonsai collectors and print publications, including Bonsai Focus and
enthusiasts across the globe on a mission to take the International Bonsai magazines.
Acknowledgments
Author’s acknowledgments Gavin Shreeve for the image of bonsai on display in
I would like to pay tribute to the late Harry a London garden (p.34, bl), and for suggestions for
Tomlinson, the DK author who inspired a generation locations. Debbie Roberts and Ian Smith of Acres Wild
of bonsai enthusiasts. I would also like to thank all Ltd.—award-winning designers of country gardens in
who helped in the making of this book—providing southeast England—also helped to source suitable
trees, inspiration, education, and encouragement— locations for photography; see www.acreswild.co.uk.
including: Minoru Akiyama, Gavin Allen, John Thanks to the Feature Wall and Floor Company for
Armitage, Thorhammer Beowulf, John Brocklehurst, the Panespol concrete-effect background (www.
Peter Chan, Ian Cuppleditch, Zac Dziumak (Zacs featurewallandfloor.co.uk). Thanks to Lizzie Harper
Bonsai Ltd.), Michael Feduccia, Carole and Phillip for her illustrations; Hilary Mandleberg and May
Jones, Kunio Kobayashi, Ken Leaver, Ryan Neil, John Corfield for editorial assistance and proofreading;
Pitt, David Prescott, Mike Rose, Peter Snart, Satomi Jane Coulter for the index; Stephen Crozier for
Uchida, Willam N. Valavanis, and Lee Verhorevoort. retouching; and Sarah Hopper for picture research.
Publisher’s acknowledgments Photographic credits
(Key: a-above; b-below/bottom; c-center; f-far; l-left;
The publisher would like to thank the professionals r-right; t-top)
and enthusiasts named above who generously allowed
their trees to be photographed for this book. Special The publisher would like to thank the following for additional
commissioned photography:
thanks are due to all who hosted photographic shoots:
Suhas Aslikar: 5, 64 (all), 68–69 (all), 84–85 (all), 88 (all), 89
Ian Cuppleditch, of British Bonsai, and his family; (all), 144 (tr).
Peter and Dawn Chan of Herons Bonsai; Will Heap Chris Hornbecker: spine, 6–7, 11 (bc), 13 (br), 30, 47 (tr), 90
and Kate Turner; John Pitt of John Pitt Ceramics; (all), 91 (all), 92 (all), 93 (all).
Debbie Patterson: 73 (c); 86 (cl)
Ryan Neil of International Bonsai Mirai; Mangala
Tim Priest M.Photog.,CR: front cover, 12 (br), 50–51
Rao; Thorhammer and Melissa Beowulf; and Peter Willam N. Valavanis: 75 (cr)
Warren. Thanks to Chris Hornbecker and Suchas
Aslikar for photoshoots in the US and India; to The publisher would like to thank the Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C. for their kind permission to reproduce their
Tim Priest for the images of his Rocky Mountain
photograph: Torii, Kiyonaga on page 10 (tl).
juniper; and especially to Will Heap for the stunning
photography that appears throughout the book. All other images © Dorling Kindersley
The publisher would like to thank Andrew Fenney For further information see:
www.dkimages.com
of Design Eden (www.designeden.co.uk) and his client