Chennai: When you look at bonsai trees, you may notice that most of the varieties are foreign tree varieties, which include ficus, dwarf jade, Chinese elm, and Japanese maple. But that is changing; ...

Suresh, 47, from Raman Enclave has a rich collection of over 250 Bonsai plants in his house and these include varieties of the trees like Peepal, Sheesham, Kikar, Banyan tree and several citrus trees.

The green activist said he has grown 40 varieties of plants and trees, including 25 from sub-group of ficus species like peepal and banyan using the popular Japanese art form. Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh ...

KOCHI: Incredibly beautiful and healthy-looking bonsai trees of 30 to 45 years welcome us as we enter actor Kavithalaya Krishnan’s garden at Adyar, in Chennai. Kavithalaya has over 80 films and over ...

Jabalpur: A former government employee from Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur has grown a ‘mini-forest’ on pots with about 2,500 bonsai, including species like peepal and banyan, on the terrace of his home.

“Bonsai is an art. We work on a living plant, shaping and pruning to give it an aesthetic look. We work like architects. It is also a science, as without horticulture and botanical knowledge, one ...