The proper display of your unique bonsai plant can enhance its beauty. Consider the following:
- If a plant produces colorful blooms and fruit, try potting it in a glazed pot of a complementary color.
- The height at which you present your bonsai is important. Try showcasing it on the mantle or other raised platform, and try pairing your plant with a striking dish behind to enhance the vignette.
Collector Ivan Lukrich has been studying bonsai for 15 years. He shares some of the tips he has learned over the years:
One way to create an outdoor look is to make a younger tree look like an older outdoor tree. Younger trees have an upright growth pattern to their branches. Older trees have limbs that droop from their weight. Bonsai trees are trained to droop, which gives them an appearance of an older tree.
Bonsai trees need lots of sunlight. Ivan brings his trees indoors for just a few days at a time.
Bunjin-style bonsai has a sculptural look with a long, tall trunk and fewer branches that begin high up on the trunk.
The basic skills needed for bonsai are easy to master. Perfecting bonsai requires patience, since it takes years for the effects to be seen, and constant maintenance.
Take pictures once in a while to chart the tree's progress, which may be difficult to see on a day-to-day basis. 
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