During a recent gathering of the Bonsai Society of Portland’s open studio workshop, dozens of people gathered at the Milwaukie Community Center with shears, wires and even toothbrushes to shape and ...

Why settle for the real thing when you can get the miniature version? Herein lies the appeal of puppies, tiny electronic items and bonsai trees. The art of bonsai traces its origins back to Tang ...

The trees may be tiny, but the artists who tend them take big pride in the results. After a two-year absence because of COVID-19 cancellations, the Alabama Bonsai Society Spring Show is back in the ...

Thirty years ago, Beena Vincent was struck by the beauty of a small Ficus benjamina ‘Jacqueline’ growing at a friend’s place in Sreekaryam. Fascinated, she cut a stem of the plant and potted it at her ...

In the northern provinces of Pangasinan and Ilocos Norte, tree lovers are going small. In the town of Tayug, Pangasinan and Batac City in Ilocos Norte, bonsai-making is becoming a fad. More residents, ...

Bonsai is the fine example of excellence in art and experimentation as there is that much more one can explore and experiment with bonsai – as any tree species can be used to grow a bonsai. Minette ...

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 ...

A honeybee stops for a sip from the juicy fruit on the fig tree in Cindy Read’s El Cajon nursery. The moment might seem ordinary except for the amazing fact that the tree is only 6 inches tall. All of ...