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 ...

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 ...

Bonsai is an art form that stems from ancient Asian culture, originating in China and developed by the Japanese. In the 13th century, the Japanese collected and potted wild trees that had been dwarfed ...

Q: This is a 25-year-old jade bonsai (see reader's photo). Recently the very top of the plant has taken on a somewhat grizzled look with smaller deformed leaves and scarred, redder-looking stems ...

Bonsai-trained evergreen species of trees and shrubs are yet another example of the magical ways in which artfully pruned plants can enliven even the tiniest of city gardens in winter, using hardy ...

A reader recently asked me to write about bonsai tree requirements, but more specifically, how to keep bonsai trees alive during the seasons. Let’s begin with a brief history of Bonsai, which in ...

Bonsai — the Japanese art of growing trees in pots — takes on a decidedly local flavor as Tucsonans experiment with native and other arid plants as their canvases. Randy McLean and Ray Noseck are two ...

Michael Greenstein, president of Kusamura Bonsai Club, shows his elephant bush bonsai in Los Altos on March 28, 2025. Photo by Magali Gauthier. In a Los Altos backyard, there is a redwood tree with a ...

Gabe Hernandez loves nature, but living in the city, especially while working from home during the pandemic, made it hard to get out into the wilderness. “So I decided to bring a little nature to me,” ...