Bonsai trees are more like a piece of living art than a houseplant. Choosing the right tree or shrub to cultivate makes all the difference in looks and success.

Years ago, I used to climb 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 ...

What: Exhibit and educational event. When: 10 a.m-6 p.m. (admission closes at 4:30 p.m.); Saturday and Sunday; and Tuesday through Sunday, Aug. 12. Where: Stan Hywet ...

For 15 years they stood, blending in among the plants and shrubs in Norm Geisinger's lush, front yard garden. They were bonsai once. That was until Geisinger, who was working as a financial director ...

Everything you don’t know about the ancient horticulture art of bonsai likely begins with its pronunciation. While most people pronounce it “baun-sigh,” the correct way is “bone-sigh,” according to ...

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 ...

Dorothy Kres, an 85-year-old resident of Cape Coral, enjoys taking beginner classes at Wigert’s Bonsai Nursery. “When I discovered the nursery, I was so excited that they could teach me to pot, wire, ...

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 ...

Miniature trees and mesmerizing stones have taken center stage of Sonoma Botanical Garden’s exhibition, “The Bonsai Show: Wood and Stone,” featuring a serene collection of tiny living sculptures ...