As a longtime member of the Santa Barbara Bonsai Club, Witham had a vested interest in promoting the bonsai cause. The club hosts meetings and workshops at Bethany Congregational Church and has about ...

Norm Geisinger is 82 years old, and he owns an 85-year-old bonsai tree that’s less than two feet tall. He’s owned the Lace-bark Chinese elm for 25 years. He’s the third owner. Geisinger, a former ...

As gardeners, so often our dream is to grow bigger plants faster. How many times have we stood over balky transplants and threatened, “Just grow, dammit!” The ancient art of bonsai is all about growth ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are you a small-time gardener with big dreams? Put your green thumb to work caring for a small plant with a household name — the ...

Alameda’s Jonas Dupuich is a giant in the world of bonsai — he teaches and lectures and runs the popular Bonsai Tonight blog, and his book, “The Little Book of Bonsai,” was published last year by Ten ...

This month, Filoli is sharing its entire collection of bonsai trees for the first time. Courtesy Filoli. Filoli is going small this month. The grand estate known for its huge gardens, immense house ...

Perhaps because they look exotic, delicate, and fiddly, it's easy to miss that common, hardy shrub species often make excellent bonsai. Indeed, any woody perennial has a decent chance of making a good ...

When you hear the phrase “Bonsai tree” you probably think of those tiny, ornate trees that people often keep as a sort of desk ornament. But in fact, Bonsai is not a type of tree at all—the word ...

Twenty-two years ago, I was walking trough a commercial wholesale nursery searching for just the right trees for a special project I was working on. Along with several other plants, I purchased a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bonsai Bar instructor Ricky Ruiz teaches a beginner's bonsai workshop at The Growler Exchange Midtown in San Antonio. The Rhode ...