GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Behind a nondescript wooden door in the backyard of a home on the city's southeast side sits a serene hideaway, a Japanese bonsai garden. Tim Priest was pulled into the world of ...

Good things really do come in small packages. Think of an unexpected check inside a birthday envelope or a certain sparkly something in a little velvet box. For lovers of bonsai, a traditional ...

If you love trees but don’t have space for them, bonsai is for you. With bonsai, you can grow mature trees that stay small and live for generations. It's an art form that brings the grandeur of large ...

Bonsai trees are known for being a challenge even to the most qualified plant owners, with their watering needs being one of the biggest conundrums. Learning how to care for a bonsai tree is not for ...

When eight miniature trees disappeared from the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt in Oakland in mid-January, a sense of despair descended on the volunteer-run exhibit. The trees were living masterpieces, ...

The water relations and hydraulic architecture of a tropical tree (Schefflera morototoni) and of two temperate species (Acer saccharum and Thuja occidentalis) are reported. Among the water relations ...