Dating back thousands of years in China and Japan, the ancient art of bonsai has long captivated gardeners. Indeed, growing miniature trees in shallow dishes has never gone out of fashion, and today, ...

The ancient, meditative gardening-art form of bonsai captures the beauty, strength and mystery found in old trees. It's the antithesis of our fast-paced, youth-obsessed, disposable-product lifestyle.

Roger Snipes of the Inland Empire Bonsai Society prunes or defoliates leaves off a hedge maple he is training. (Pat Munts/For The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo For Roger Snipes, working with his ...

DIY artificial bonsai tree tutorial. Learn to craft a miniature decorative tree for unique handmade home decor.

Bonsai is an art form that stems from ancient Asian culture, originating in China and developed by the Japanese. In the 13th century, the Japanese collected and potted wild trees that had been dwarfed ...

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 ...

Make sure you don't salute the emperor. That's lesson No. 1 when you enter the bonsai garden at the home of Caroline and Fred Wieland. “'Bonsai' comes from two Japanese words, one meaning container ...