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 ...
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 ...
Discover where to place a bonsai tree, according to Feng Shui experts. Bonsai trees can bring harmony, balance, and growth, but only if placed correctly.
Bonsai appreciators Zahra Ashe-Simmer and Oliver Egger: “There’s something so pleasing about [the trees] being miniature.” In order to maximize its access to air and light, Peter Hlousek’s blue spruce ...
A reader recently asked me to write about bonsai tree requirements, but more specifically, how to keep bonsai trees alive during the seasons. Let’s begin with a brief history of Bonsai, which in ...
In the right spot, Japanese white pines can grow 50 feet tall with branches spreading even wider. Bob Hunter has spent 40 years caring for a Japanese white pine: pruning, training, picking the right ...
Bonsai trees are known for being a challenge even to the most qualified plant owners, with their watering needs being one of the biggest conundrums. Learning how to care for a bonsai tree is not for ...
The ornamental art of bonsai are on display in the Hoop House at Hershey Gardens in the annual “Bonsai: Living Art of the Susquehanna Bonsai Club” exhibit of miniature trees and shrubs. The ...
The ancient art of bonsai may look deceptively simple, but its practice requires care, contemplation, and consistency over long periods of time—especially if you’re growing an entire miniature forest, ...