A selection of bonsai trees in decorative ceramic planters for sale at a nursery. - Helga Arina/Shutterstock The practice of bonsai fuses art and gardening into a delightful pastime. It's more than a ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever wanted to grow a bonsai, you only need to visit a nursery that specializes in these twisting miniature trees. Bonsai, which came to Japan from China in the 12th century, is the art of ...

“The Little Book of Bonsai: An Easy Guide to Caring for Your Bonsai Tree” by Jonas Dupuich ($14.99, Ten Speed Press): The book is small in size, but it is packed with fascinating and practical ...

An Instagram influencer and other experts say bonsai, the Japanese art of cultivating small trees, can be a tool of conservation.

Events are free unless noted. Please email calendar submissions at least three weeks in advance to events@oregonian.com. ONGOING Gresham Japanese Garden Plant Sale: 9:30 a.m.-noon Saturdays in May.

Harsha Ashok Hinduja with a 10-year-old bonsai Braya at her Mumbai home. Hinduja says: "Over more than four decades, living with bonsai has shaped many aspects of my life." (Image courtesy Hinduja ...