Bonsai depicts in the minds of most horticulturists exceedingly small trees of considerable age created through a strange secret process. Bonsai is not a strange process but a form of art using ...

Dating back thousands of years in China and Japan, the ancient art of bonsai has long captivated gardeners. Indeed, growing miniature trees in shallow dishes has never gone out of fashion, and today, ...

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 ...

STAR, Idaho — It's the art of growing miniature trees in small containers, and it's becoming a very popular hobby. This week, KTVB Garden Master Jim Duthie visits with a local bonsai enthusiast and ...

Dear Master Gardener: Is it difficult to create a bonsai or am I better off just buying one and trying to maintain it? ANSWER: The Japanese art of bonsai is a combination of horticulture, art, and ...

Although growing a bonsai tree can be challenging, it's also one of the most mindful practices gardeners can take on. It gives you something to be responsible for, with a very strict care regime to ...

If you’ve ever wanted to grow a bonsai, you only need to visit a nursery that specializes in these twisting miniature trees. Bonsai, which came to Japan from China in the 12th century, is the art of ...

What do you need to grow a bonsai tree indoors? Bonsai have been cultivated for thousands of years. It may have started in China, but the art of bonsai as we know it today was refined by the Japanese.

Growing a bonsai is more than just caring for a miniature tree -- it’s an art, a craft and an ancient meditative practice. Originating in China thousands of years ago, bonsai was later adapted by ...

Bonsai combined both interests. Now he’s president of the Lancaster Bonsai Society. He finds working with his plants calming and meditative. “It’s one of those things that really invites you to slow ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Gardeners are enjoying a seasonal series of shows and sales by local garden societies. This column has recently highlighted events by the local chapters of ...