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 ...

You’ve watered, fertilized, and given your plants plenty of sunshine—yet something still feels off. Growth is slow, roots seem cramped, and your once-thriving greenery looks like it’s hit a wall. The ...

Bonsai trees are beautiful and delicate and their care may seem tedious to many. However, with regular practice and attention, caring for a bonsai tree can become an enjoyable and rewarding experience ...

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 ...

Growing bonsai is complicated. It can take six years or more to create a bonsai from a tree purchased at a nursery or scavenged from the wild. But after all that work and time, some of the trees up ...

Bonsai trees are more like a piece of living art than a houseplant. Choosing the right tree or shrub to cultivate makes all the difference in looks and success.