The art of bonsai dates ,back to the 13th century when the Japanese potted and meticulously groomed miniature versions of wild trees. This practice is still popular today, with amateurs and ...

The living sculptures of bonsai (which is Japanese for "tree in a tray or pot") never fail to look elegant and impressive. However, they are just regular trees that have been intentionally dwarfed by ...

Kirk Demarest gave an informative talk to the Chico Bonsai Society for the first meeting of the New Year in January. Kirk spoke on how to make proper bonsai soil for trees. The key ingredients, for ...

– Shade-loving plants with small root bases. Wilder story author Taylor Patterson recommends ferns, begonias, or orchids, but notes that “most plants should happily thrive provided there’s enough ...

Twenty-two years ago, I was walking trough a commercial wholesale nursery searching for just the right trees for a special project I was working on. Along with several other plants, I purchased a ...