Bonsai is an art form that has been practiced for thousands of years. “The unique aspect is that bonsai is alive and constantly changing, not like a sculpture or painting, which remains static,” says ...
Are you a small-time gardener with big dreams? Put your green thumb to work caring for a small plant with a household name — the bonsai tree. Don't be fooled or intimidated by this dazzling and ...
Native to South Africa, dwarf jade plants, also known as Portulacaria afra, have become a popular choice for bonsai ...
A bonsai looks like a small work of art: delicate, elegant, and seemingly ageless. But for those trying this unique plant ...
The centerpiece of Longwood Gardens’ chrysanthemum festival usually can be measured in hundreds of blooms. This year’s showstoppers can be measured in hundreds of years. Artists spent more than three ...
If you want instant gardening gratification, get a Chia Pet. If you're interested in an art form with roots that stretch back centuries with a practice that takes years, try bonsai. Bonsai (pronounced ...
There’s something about growing bonsai trees that makes big problems seem smaller. “That tree to me is not just a lone tree; it’s connected to all the other trees in the world,” said Wayne Atkinson, a ...
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 ...
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- 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 ...
Two bonsai trees worth thousands of dollars that require special care were stolen from a Washington state museum, the museum said. Two people wearing hooded sweatshirts were seen slinking into a ...