Growers often train branches to grow into desired shapes by wrapping them first with protective raffia, then with bonsai wire ...

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 ...

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.

If you're just starting to embrace a love of gardening, you may be tempted to buy Costco's bonsai trees. But are they worth ...

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 ...

Thieves continue tormenting bonsai growers across Japan, snatching the increasingly popular trees for sales abroad or, in some instances, holding the plants for ransom. Bonsai can be extremely ...

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 ...

Bonsai in Japanese means “planted in a container ... all while working with the plant’s inherent nature. Bonsai can live decades and even hundreds of years and the practice has spread ...