Years ago, I used to climb the High Sierras to drink wine and hunt rare wild bonsai trees. In the high country, an extreme regimen of wind, snow, drought and impossibly thin soils create nature’s ...
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 ...
What: Exhibit and educational event. When: 10 a.m-6 p.m. (admission closes at 4:30 p.m.); Saturday and Sunday; and Tuesday through Sunday, Aug. 12. Where: Stan Hywet ...
Bonsai, a horticultural art that hails from ancient China, endures as a popular hobby and art form. Bonsai refers to the craft of cultivating, shaping, and maintaining trees so they represent both ...
Everything you don’t know about the ancient horticulture art of bonsai likely begins with its pronunciation. While most people pronounce it “baun-sigh,” the correct way is “bone-sigh,” according to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.