In the right spot, Japanese white pines can grow 50 feet tall with branches spreading even wider. Bob Hunter has spent 40 years caring for a Japanese white pine: pruning, training, picking the right ...

A trip to the Denver Botanic Gardens 35 year ago sparked Gordon Van Wechel’s interest in bonsai. His wife bought him a pot and a tree, and Van Wechel was on his way. “I thought I would go from zero to ...

Bonsai is a long-lived and expertly arranged marriage between the science of horticulture and the art of sculpture. When done well, it is an ever-changing pleasure to behold. Meticulously pruned and ...

Bonsai is an art form that requires years of training and centuries of dedication. At the 2012 international bonsai convention, a tree was on sale for 100 million yen, just under a million dollars.

Bonsai is not just the art of making trees tiny but a celebration of the power of nature. Dominique Browning meditates on these living artifacts of centuries past—and where to see them to their best ...

Dating back thousands of years in China and Japan, the ancient art of bonsai has long captivated gardeners. Indeed, growing ...

Who or what Is kokedama? No, it’s not a K Pop group, but it does come from Asia. Translated from Japanese, kokedama means “moss ball” and it’s an alternative to putting plants in containers. Instead ...

As a longtime member of the Santa Barbara Bonsai Club, Witham had a vested interest in promoting the bonsai cause. The club hosts meetings and workshops at Bethany Congregational Church and has about ...

Pennsylvania’s Longwood Gardens is receiving a transformational gift of 150 masterpieces. But these aren’t your typical works of art—they’re bonsai trees, and they come from Doug Paul’s Kennett ...