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 ...

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 ...

Ask most people involved in bonsai how they got started, and they will tell you ”by accident.” Maybe so, but it is a pastime that any of them could have discarded a thousand times over if growing ...

Bonsai trees are a wonder of nature bent by the hand of man. But before your love for these works of living art prompt you to plunk down some yen and take one or three home, take note. This small ...

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.

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 ...

Want to learn how to grow a family heirloom? The Bonsai Society of the Lehigh Valley wants to help people unlock the secrets of bonsai, the ancient Oriental art form. Bonsai is the growing of ...

Growing a bonsai is more than just caring for a miniature tree — it’s an art, a craft and an ancient meditative practice. Originating in China thousands of years ago, bonsai was later adapted by ...

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.