Dean Garfinkel turned his passion for miniature trees into Riajuu Bonsai LLC, teaching and caring for bonsai while helping ...

Bonsai involves growing and shaping trees like many landscaping projects, but it’s a true art form for most people. The practice calls for growing small trees in containers and shaping them to ...

Roger Snipes of the Inland Empire Bonsai Society prunes or defoliates leaves off a hedge maple he is training. (Pat Munts/For The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo For Roger Snipes, working with his ...

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 ...

If you love trees but don’t have space for them, bonsai is for you. With bonsai, you can grow mature trees that stay small and live for generations. It's an art form that brings the grandeur of large ...

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 ...

For more than 50-years, a tiny movement has grown in the East Bay thanks to Dennis Makishima. He is considered by many, a master of Aesthetic Pruning, and an influential figure in California's bonsai ...

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 ...

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 ...

Discover five easy tips to take care of a bonsai plant at home, from mastering the finger test for watering to choosing the ...

After a long winter in storage, the Arnold Arboretum’s bonsai collection is back on display. Though they may be miniature, caring for these trees over the last five months was no small feat, according ...