Even though Harry Hirao retired two years ago, he wakes up at dawn on most days and heads out at first light. The 96-year-old man has been doing this his entire life, first as a farmer in Colorado, ...

Dear Master Gardener: Is it difficult to create a bonsai or am I better off just buying one and trying to maintain it? ANSWER: The Japanese art of bonsai is a combination of horticulture, art, and ...

WESTSIDE — For my birthday a few years ago my wife surprised me by giving me an odd looking shrub. She couldn't have been more excited, but I have been. She explained that the weird bush was the ...

Kathy Shaner, the first non-Japanese and first woman certified as a professional bonsai artist and instructor by the Nippon Bonsai Association of Japan, doesn’t have much time to talk. The tiny trees ...

‘Tis the season to feel the holiday joy. For people who love plants, we find joy every day in the plants we nurture to grow in Nevada’s unpredictable weather. From trees that provide windbreaks to ...

Translated from Japanese, bonsai simply means a tree in a pot. However, the techniques used to grow such a plant are a bit more complex. “Bonsai is the art of making a tree look older,” says Rodney ...

However, bonsai trees are more than just a potted plant. They are naturally dwarfed trees that are trained to look like mature trees in nature. The trees are living sculptures residing in a container ...

TOKYO — A master bonsai grower whose 400-year-old tree was taken from a garden outside Tokyo has issued a heartfelt plea for the thief to care for his stolen “child.” Seiji Iimura, 53, said seven of ...