The Asian art of Bonsai offers an alternative to the scarcity of winter. Dwarf Yaupon Holly in the Chinese penjing style, which seeks to shape trees of unusual character to aesthetic principles. This ...

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 ...

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.

It is nine in the morning on a Wednesday, and within the confines of Balboa Park’s Japanese Friendship Garden, a few bonsai enthusiasts are moving quietly among the birds and the dew, tending to their ...

Hundreds of years of history live in Scott Elser's backyard, where bonsai specimens line up to tell a tale of the ancient practice of turning trees into miniature pieces of nature. "I've always been ...

The art of bonsai or the aesthetics of miniature tree grooming can be daunting to a newcomer, but attending Sei Boku Bonsai Kai’s bonsai show can help. Sei Boku Bonsai Kai is a San Mateo-based bonsai ...

An 800-year-old bonsai during a bonsai exhibition at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan, on November 24, 2023 ZHANG XIAOYU / XINHUA VIA AFP The Japanese art of bonsai is attracting growing interest.

Growing bonsai can be tricky to master but that is not deterring an increasing number of Canberrans keen to try their hand at miniaturising trees. Bonsai translates as 'plantings in a tray' and is a ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Bonsai trees are a respected form of artwork in Japan. The prestige has carried over to Hawaii where the carefully sculpted and beautifully groomed trees can be worth ...