a workshop was recently organised in agra by the horticulture club of agra to teach the basic techniques of growing bonsai around 50 gardening enthusiasts participated in the workshop which was conducted by saumik das a bonsai expert from delhi saumik said from how to prune shape pluck roots wire and remove unwanted roots to the kind of soil mixture needed manure and other ingredients we tried clearing all querieshe added bonsai is a european concept the temperature and weather conditions are different in european countries we have a different set of bonsai for indian temperature we also have some indian varieties like the banyan tree and ficus infectoria which are quite popular here it was a wonderful experience to conduct the workshop in agra and we are going to conduct another workshop in july where well be teaching some advanced techniquesshort and sweet short and sweetlovely kathuria one of the organisers said bonsai has gained popularity in india in recent years and agrawallahs are quite inquisitive about this art form the workshop was a nice way to understand the art of creating miniature trees we discussed various steps and techniques to develop a bonsai the variety of plants which can be developed the importance of soil and manure ways of watering pruning wiring repotting and air layering among other techniques were discussed at length many gardening styles including upright and slanted bonsai were also exhibitedrunnu dutta one of the attendees said it was quite an enriching experience i brought home a bonsai and now i am planning to create a bonsai garden at my home 0108all things bonsai at this workshop in agra