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 ...

HILO, Hawaii (KITV4) -- Some people see bonsai trees as symbols of harmony, balance, or patience. Others view them as the objects of meditation. A Big Island bonsai master says this botanical ...

Guy Guidry's new Uptown nursery isn't very big - it's about 1,000 square feet - but then, neither are the trees that are its specialty. "NOLA Bonsai will promote bonsai to a new level," says Guidry, ...

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 ...

Recently, I received an email from a friend asking why a bonsai in her office looked so bad. I had several questions about this plant. First, where did it live? And second, did it have small pebbles ...

Michael Greenstein, president of Kusamura Bonsai Club, shows his elephant bush bonsai in Los Altos on March 28, 2025. Photo by Magali Gauthier. In a Los Altos backyard, there is a redwood tree with a ...

More than 45 years ago, Ivan Watters began styling bonsai after being injured and no longer able to play a violin. "It was a hobby for me," Watters says, "and it gave me an artistic outlet. Actually, ...