A bonsai looks like a small work of art: delicate, elegant, and seemingly ageless. But for those trying this unique plant ...

As a longtime member of the Santa Barbara Bonsai Club, Witham had a vested interest in promoting the bonsai cause. The club hosts meetings and workshops at Bethany Congregational Church and has about ...

Groomed to stay small Bonsai are trees or shrubs grown in small containers. The plants would grow to full size in nature but are groomed to stay small. A tree or a plant can be called a bonsai. Saying ...

As gardeners, so often our dream is to grow bigger plants faster. How many times have we stood over balky transplants and threatened, “Just grow, dammit!” The ancient art of bonsai is all about growth ...

For those who practice this botanical pastime, bonsai is “a living art form.” A lot of work goes into crafting a miniature tree in a gravel-filled shallow dish. Fertilize, but hold the nitrogen. Water ...

A honeybee stops for a sip from the juicy fruit on the fig tree in Cindy Read’s El Cajon nursery. The moment might seem ordinary except for the amazing fact that the tree is only 6 inches tall. All of ...

Alameda’s Jonas Dupuich is a giant in the world of bonsai — he teaches and lectures and runs the popular Bonsai Tonight blog, and his book, “The Little Book of Bonsai,” was published last year by Ten ...

For this close-knit city-based group, Bonsai is much more than just growing miniature plants. What started as a mere pastime for one individual has now evolved into a sort of meditation for the entire ...