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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
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