Dating back thousands of years in China and Japan, the ancient art of bonsai has long captivated gardeners. Indeed, growing ...

Kokedama is a unique form of Japanese bonsai that features a living plant grown in a ball of soil, wrapped in moss and secured with string. The term “kokedama” comes from the Japanese words ...

Learn successful winter bonsai care with essential tips. Ensure your bonsai thrives through the cold months, setting the ...

Shallow pots dry out quickly, so your Japanese maple bonsai tree may need daily watering. The more sunlight they get, the more water they will need. Plants also will need to be fertilized.

MIFUNE, Kumamoto Prefecture—Thefts of bonsai trees have surged around Japan, leading to tens of millions of yen in losses and fears among infuriated growers that their prized plants are being ...

While the work is almost a form of sculpture, the plants are living things ... Chiako Yamamoto is a fourth-generation bonsai master based in central Japan. She's been creating and selling bonsai ...

While the word bonsai is Japanese, the art of growing miniature ... The ficus ginseng, for example, is a tropical plant, so likes a bright spot in the home – for example, in front of a south ...

Bonsai recreate vast natural landscapes in the confines of a plant pot. This unique Japanese culture is known by its original name around the world, and for many young people has become a byword ...

With its name literally translating to “moss ball,” the centuries-old art of kokedama has its origins in Japanese horticulture and the practice of bonsai. At its core, a kokedama is a plant encased in ...

A new exhibit on bonsai at Sonoma Botanical Garden features an exquisite indoor forest in miniature, along with a Zen rock ...

Japanese bonsai master Megumi Bennett giving a lecture. Credit: Bonsai Art Pty Ltd Whether it's bonsai or ikebana, Mrs Bennett says she needs to have a deep understanding of Australian plants ...