Perhaps because they look exotic, delicate, and fiddly, it's easy to miss that common, hardy shrub species often make excellent bonsai. Indeed, any woody perennial has a decent chance of making a good ...

Q I have a large collection of bonsai trees that all require some degree of winterization: Evergreen conifers and cold-hardy deciduous broadleaf trees (oaks, maples, hackberry) get mulched-in outdoors ...

TOKYO >> Bonsai reward their owners for the meticulous, affectionate care they receive while growing over many years. If they wither, they can be reborn as “dry bonsai,” a new type of bonsai gaining ...

Click to open image viewer. With these five stamps, the U.S. Postal Service celebrates the beauty of bonsai. The word “bonsai” (Japanese for “plant in a pot”) refers to the art of cultivating ...

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 ...

Kerry Heck always welcomes a respite in his backyard garden, spending time working with his bonsai trees. “I just work with the trees and play with the trees. You like to style or design them,” said ...

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