Welcome to Expressions of Grace Bonsai. My name is Xavier Martinez and I have over 700 Bonsai in various stages of development. I have been involved in Bonsai for over 20 years and am happy to call myself a ‘competent’ hobbyist 
Visitors are more than welcome to stop and chat in my Backyard Nursery – just send me an email. I am available most days except Sunday – which I reserve for God.
In 2022 I started my own YouTube Channel – The Bonsai Retreat. With over 300 videos already uploaded, I am certain something will grab your interest.
I occasionally sell trees via E-bay BUT much prefer direct sales to my visitors. You might be surprised just how much of a bargain you can find…
So is Chinese Elm really an Indoor Tree? (Just one of the topics covered today) In this video I talk through all the Essential Bonsai tasks for December / January. With the temperatures dropping, what...
5 Things happening right now: Three days ago I uploaded this video to YouTube, and guess what? I have done nothing from that long list of tasks! The wind has been howling around the bonsai...
Six years ago I had grand plans of selling bonsai online and hosting visitors to my Backyard Bonsai Nursery. To make this a reality I would need a website - and a lot more education! ...
A video update of this tree is displayed at the bottom of this article . Time seems to be flying by right now! I had intended to do a short post on how I take...
