Richard W. Bender was born in St. Louis, MO and grew up with an Ozark rural lifestyle. The combination of a rural life connected to nature and the cultural advantages of attending a large high school provided a unique perspective that is reflected in his writings for several newspapers and magazines including Horticulture, Field & Stream and The Herbal Companion. After graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a B.S. in fisheries and wildlife management and two years in neuroscience grad school, he moved to Colorado in 1985, where he has operated Bonsai By Bender for 20 years, supplying unique bonsai to clients like the Missouri Botanic Gardens, Franklin Park Conservatory (Columbus, OH,) Portland (OR) Classical Chinese Garden and the COMO Park Conservatory in St. Paul, MN. His first book, Herbal Bonsai was in print for 15 years.
"Bountiful Bonsai is an easy read, filled with simple instructions
to help you begin growing edible bonsai. A great book to get you
started on a fun and fruitful hobby." --Sensible Gardening & Living
blog
"The Look: it's a pretty book, well laid out with all of the photos
in color with well written captions. The feel is smooth and cool,
kinda like the flip side of the pillow. One could easily cuddle up
with it and drift off to sleep. The Text: the author, Richard W.
Bender, has an easily readable style, very conversational and
informal. He doesn't use much in the way of jargon or overly
technical terminology to make himself appear more learned. The
Information: he knows his stuff." --AdamAskWhy.com (Adam's Art and
Bonsai Blog)
"This book provides a decent foundation for selecting a plant and
paying attention to its needs to make it succeed, and Bender shows
you how to select a plant and prune it in a way that can, in an
afternoon, give you the impression it's been trained for some time
already." --BoZannical Gardens blog
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