For this close-knit city-based group, Bonsai is much more than just growing miniature plants. What started as a mere pastime for one individual has now evolved into a sort of meditation for the entire ...

With the increase in space constraints in the city, people are taking to bonsai to add a touch of nature into their tiny places. Bonsai literally means tree-in-a-pot and is the art of minimisation of ...

Gourab Majumdar, a resident of Howrah, is preserving nature with precision, skill and devotion. At 36, this bonsai artist has already spent over two decades turning saplings into timeless living ...

“It is like a child to me,” Ashan Gunathilake says fondly, pointing at the small Malpighia which has grown to maturity, its tiny roots embracing the rock. “We talk in a language which is understood ...

A honeybee stops for a sip from the juicy fruit on the fig tree in Cindy Read’s El Cajon nursery. The moment might seem ordinary except for the amazing fact that the tree is only 6 inches tall. All of ...

The cramped neighbourhood of West Delhi’s Rohini, which houses tall buildings and tiny balconies, includes a terrace that hosts hundreds of small bonsai trees, adding greenery to the cityscape. A ...

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 ...

There is something magnificent and satisfying about watching a tree develop over time, from seedling to spreading canopy or tall conifer. But we don’t all have the space in our gardens for multiple ...

In the wild, ponderosa pine trees tower higher than 250 feet. White pine trees grow to 75 feet and black pines can reach 100 feet. Yet, Dr. Mike Andrews’ prized pine trees top out at a few feet.