Bonsai combines the beauty of man-made sculptures in harmony and perfection with nature in an art form. All parts of a bonsai - roots, trunk, branches, foliage and container - must, like traditional ...

Suppose you've just created a bonsai plant, or bought one or received one as a gift. Does the plant need further pruning? Most assuredly, yes. Bonsai need regular pruning both above and below ground ...

A bonsai looks like a small work of art: delicate, elegant, and seemingly ageless. But for those trying this unique plant form for the first time, the question may arise: Isn’t a bonsai extremely ...

Q: This is a 25-year-old jade bonsai (see reader's photo). Recently the very top of the plant has taken on a somewhat grizzled look with smaller deformed leaves and scarred, redder-looking stems ...