Bonsai, a horticultural art that hails from ancient China, endures as a popular hobby and art form. Bonsai refers to the craft of cultivating, shaping, and maintaining trees so they represent both ...

Bonsai is an art form that has been practiced for thousands of years. “The unique aspect is that bonsai is alive and constantly changing, not like a sculpture or painting, which remains static,” says ...

When you hear the phrase “Bonsai tree” you probably think of those tiny, ornate trees that people often keep as a sort of desk ornament. But in fact, Bonsai is not a type of tree at all—the word ...

In India, ficus bonsai is very popular and comes in many varieties. You can also choose from jade, banyan and bougainvillea plants. A healthy bonsai has a good root and a heavy trunk. You can have it ...

When Stu Innes, today's contributor, persisted in pruning the fruit trees in his backyard, his wife Debbie reacted with some alarm and suggested he find a hobby. Enjoy unlimited reading on ...

Every year the National Garden Bureau selects one perennial, one annual, one bulb, one houseplant, one shrub, and one edible, ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Harold Sasaki wants to dispel some myths about bonsai: that they’re hard to grow, for example. “Most often, a ...