OAKLAND, Calif. -- Several valuable bonsai trees were stolen from the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt in Oakland in a bizarre burglary. The location is a volunteer-run, free admission Japanese style ...

A bonsai looks like a small work of art: delicate, elegant, and seemingly ageless. But for those trying this unique plant form for the first time, the question may arise: Isn’t a bonsai extremely ...

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

As gardeners, so often our dream is to grow bigger plants faster. How many times have we stood over balky transplants and threatened, “Just grow, dammit!” The ancient art of bonsai is all about growth ...

Years ago I used to climb into the High Sierras to drink wine and hunt rare wild bonsai trees. In the high country, an extreme regimen of wind, snow, drought and impossibly thin soils create nature's ...

SEQUIM — The Dungeness Bonsai Society will host its 43rd annual Spring Bonsai Show at the clubhouse at Pioneer Memorial Park on Saturday. Members are preparing for a colorful and creative event to ...

A bonsai is a small tree or shrub grown in a shallow pot. Pruning is what makes and keeps it small, but pruning is only a small part of the art of bonsai. The art -- pronounced BONE-sigh -- began in ...

SARTELL — During his St. Cloud Hospital workday — which actually happens in the middle of the night — Jeramiah Pearce might help place catheters, perform CPR or put out a small fire (literally — he's ...

That same misunderstanding also explains why bonsai are often seen as overpriced. When you assume you’re buying a decorative ...