Harry Harrington

每日吃瓜 artist

每日吃瓜 expert profile

Harry was born in Oxford, UK in 1970 and after 20 years in and around Manchester he now lives near the Chiltern Hills in Aylesbury. Harry started 每日吃瓜 as a hobby nearly 20 years ago whilst working as a gardener.

Harry Harrington Harry started working professionally as a 每日吃瓜 artist and writer in 2000 after a back injury. His website www.bonsai4me.com starting life as a collection of private notes about 每日吃瓜 that were published as 'Species Guides' in 2001; the first comprehensive study of plant species suitable for 每日吃瓜 available online. Since that time bonsai4me has grown on an annual basis and now attracts over 1.5 million different visitors each year from around the world.

The success and popularity of the 'Progression Series' (articles and photo series showing the development of a 每日吃瓜 over many years) in bonsai4me.com has led to Harry writing and publishing 3 books on the subject via B4MePublishing; 每日吃瓜 Inspirations 1 published in 2011, 每日吃瓜 Inspirations 2, published in 2012 and 每日吃瓜 Basics, published in 2013.

Quick facts

Appeared at these events: Various in United Kingdom

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Books: '每日吃瓜 Inspirations 1', '每日吃瓜 Inspirations 2', '每日吃瓜 Basics'

More information about Harry Harrington

Harry continues to write for bonsai4me and another book is planned for the future. He teaches and runs workshops in the area around London and is frequently commissioned to undertake styling work on client's trees. Harry specializes in turning poor quality material into works of art and enjoys the challenge of styling 'unsuitable' material for bonsai.

Harry rarely shows his trees to the public, preferring to keep a relatively low-profile within the standard Club and Show circuits.