An approach to bonsai in which the author crosses the techniques of tray landscape (also known as saikei) with those of bonsai planting. The book looks at the basic components of bonsai landscaping such as the main plants and accessory plants to create texture and mood, accent plants, rocks and stones, soils, containers and tools. It also looks at suitable material, shaping the plant, making the landscape, making the planter as well as a gallery of images of bonsai landscape, with detailed instructions on how each one is made.