We looked at all the other bonsai kits in the market and decided to build a better one. This kit contains everything you need to create your first bonsai... including the tree. (A pre-trained Japanese garden juniper.) After shaping and transplanting your new tree it should look very much like the one in this photograph. In addition to the tree, our kit includes: an imported ceramic bonsai container; plastic screen for covering the drainage holes in the bottom of the pot. A generous supply of our premium grade bonsai soil mix; a package of decorative rock for the soil surface; three gauges of our special aluminum bonsai wire; a ceramic figurine imported from China; a pair of beginner bonsai shears; a chopstick for working soil around the tree's roots and a package of Kyoto moss spors imported from Japan for the surface of the finished tree. Best of all the kit contains a copy of our best selling, full color, 255-page, Simon and Schuster’s Guide To Bonsai with more than 100 full-color photos and information on 150 individual species of bonsai, plus step by step instructions. It’s all packaged in a handsome gift box. We've looked at all the others and we know our beginner kit is the best value at any price. Once you've seen it, we're sure you'll agree. If you are looking to take your first step into the exciting world of bonsai this beginner kit is the best way to do it. It also makes a great gift.