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 ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Several valuable bonsai trees were stolen from the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt in Oakland in a bizarre burglary. The location is a volunteer-run, free admission Japanese style ...

The plant material is often older than the gardener who tends it. The investment grade pots are made of the best clays. And there are rules about pot sizes — oval lengths should be no more than ...

The exhibition includes docent talks, bonsai workshops, meditation hikes, photo walks, and repotting demonstrations.

If you want instant gardening gratification, get a Chia Pet. If you're interested in an art form with roots that stretch back centuries with a practice that takes years, try bonsai. Bonsai (pronounced ...

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 ...

Are you a small-time gardener with big dreams? Put your green thumb to work caring for a small plant with a household name — the bonsai tree. Don't be fooled or intimidated by this dazzling and ...

That same misunderstanding also explains why bonsai are often seen as overpriced. When you assume you’re buying a decorative ...

Two bonsai trees worth thousands of dollars that require special care were stolen from a Washington state museum, the museum said. Two people wearing hooded sweatshirts were seen slinking into a ...

Less than three days after they were stolen, two valuable bonsai trees were returned to a museum in Washington. The bonsai trees were “mysteriously” returned to the Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal ...

The bonsai tree started its life in a tin can, tended by a Japanese-American man incarcerated in a World War II internment camp. On Sunday, its caretakers feared it would soon die at the hands of ...