Dandy Farmer

Beyond our in-store bonsai classes, we also offer off-site workshops. These are a great way to team build, foster community, and meet others in your building who share an interest in the natural world. This work is most rewarding when we share it with others. Earlier this week, students began their bonsai journey with dwarf pomegranate trees and Kyoto serissas.

Class schedules are available on our website. Send us an email to book a private group workshop.

New: Dragon Planter
Created in collaboration with Tatsubon Pottery

Tatsubon was started by Tatsuya Kato, a third generation potter living in the pottery village of Seto City, Japan. During the Edo period, this town was famous for providing works to the Emperor’s family and for pioneering specific glazes and techniques bearing the namesake of the village.

To create the negative impression, Kato-san hand carves the original design into a mold, usually wood or plaster. Then, a layer of clay is gently pressed onto the mold.

Once the clay slightly sets, it’s carefully peeled off and transferred onto the planter surface before firing. Both clay thickness and timing is crucial to avoid cracks in the pattern, especially on the corner of the pot.

The Dragon Planter is not only a vessel for bonsai, but a rare continuation of centuries-old Seto tradition brought to life by the hands of a true master.

Dandy Farmer has been feeling dragon energy lately! Available online and in-store. 🐉

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When days are long, indoor tropical bonsais grow more consistently. In Summer, we selectively prune them for shape, regeneration, and to keep leaves small.

💡Remember to always use sharp bonsai scissors.

1️⃣Clean up the tree's overall silhouette. Remove any dead branches, leaves, or old spurs to keep your bonsai neat and healthy.

2️⃣To maintain the tree's overall shape: snip off the end of any vigorously growing shoot tips. This stops elongation and redirects energy to the tree trunk.

3️⃣To promote dense growth and limit twiggy-ness: let shoots grow out to 5-6 leaves before cutting them back to one or two leaves. Not only will a new shoot grow from the node, but many buds will form at the base of the shoot.

💡Pruning induces dormant buds and encourages fine, lush ramification.

Have you pruned your bonsai this season? If not, what's holding you back?

Tiny shop, deeply wooded — just like a bonsai.
Open this 4th of July weekend: Sat & Sun, 12–6. Come get lost in the green.

We call the serissa foetida the diva of the bonsai world because she lets you know immediately when she's not happy. Move her a few feet away from where she's comfortable and she'll throw yellow leaves everywhere; miss a watering and within hours she's falling over for your attention. And yet we always forget her tantrums and melt when she flashes her starry flowers. 🤩

Join us Hudson valley friends for our Mother's Day workshop! Saturday May 10 @ 10am. Take home your own 6 year old small tree. Tickets are still available through

Held at the beautiful and surrounded by the Berkshire mountains, this is the perfect setting to celebrate mothering in all shapes, from land to potted tree.

It's finally Spring and the trees want some color!

We're teaming with Tiny George Pottery for a special pop-up at

📆 Thursday, May 8 | 5-8pm
Come join us for cocktails, bites, and first dibs on our latest creations:

🌱 Bonsai potted in handmade Tiny George ceramics
🌱Limited-edition garden kits — with seeds, a pot of your choice, organic soil, Japanese tools, and more!

Can't make it on Thursday?
The full collection will be available all weekend at The Locavore Variety Store, 434 6th Ave:
May 9-11 | 10am-7pm

Come celebrate Spring and shop local!

Earth doesn’t ask us for much. It asks us to notice. To be grateful. To return the favor.

Earth Day invites us to slow down and remember: this planet is alive, breathing, and spinning in quiet harmony. It’s a day to honor the invisible threads connecting the intricate web of life all around us.

Happy Earth Day! Keep growing

Our newest collection, Crater Pots by , is now live — link in bio.

In a world of mass production and fast consumption, it’s a rare gift to work with local makers like Hello Homebody, an independent ceramics studio based in NYC. Founder Cameron Busch finds calm in the meditative rhythm of making, shaping each pot by hand and embracing the quiet beauty of imperfections and earth-toned glazes.

The Crater Collection draws from ancient surfaces — think weathered stone, medieval masonry, handmade bricks — all worn by time, then restored, broken, and built again. These planters remind us of the cosmic cycle: destruction, transformation, renewal. Just like the moon, ever-changing. Just like nature.

Rugged, grounding, and timeless — shop the new Crater Collection now.