Bonsai plants can be expensive so, I just bought a
dwarf Japanese garden juniper, a Japanese holly, and a Greek myrtle. I also bought the book “Ortho’s All About Bonsai”
http://www.amazon.com/Orthos-All-About-Bonsai-Gardening/dp/0897214986/ref=sr_1_53?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199213203&sr=1-53
There are several helpful bonsai books out there though.
If you buy a plant to bonsai, be very patient and give it time; don’t cut off too much at once. Also, I found a baby pine tree that’s only a few inches high out in my yard. I dug it up and planted it in a little tea cup and it’s adorable!