How to Grow a Bonsai Tree & Make It Live Forever Lately, I’ve been obsessed with the idea of growing a bonsai. Me and a growing tribe of enthusiasts that keep “bonsai for beginners” trending on Pinterest all year. If you’re one of us, the idea of growing a miniature tree in your home excites […]

The Secret Language of Trees: A Charming Animated Lesson Explains How Trees Share Information with Each Other Shel Silverstein’s bittersweet classic The Giving Tree paints an inaccurate view of trees as simple, easily victimized loners. If only the titular character had had a same-species best friend around to talk some sense into her when her […]

How to Grow and Care for a Bonsai Tree Bon sai is an art that has been practiced in Asia for many centuries. Bonsai trees are grown from the same seeds as trees that grow to full size. They are grown in small containers and trimmed and trained so that they remain small and elegant. […]

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Japanese gardeners to bonsai thieves: Please water 400-year-old plant worth over $50,000 Seiji and Fuyumi Iimura hope thieves will return the bonsai stolen from their garden near Tokyo. But if not, they hope they’re shown care. Read More… News quiz: Will you fly above the rest or have to dine and dash? This week we […]

Owner of Stolen 400-Year-Old Bonsai Worth $90,000 Pleads on Facebook: ‘Are They Giving You Enough Water?’ A couple who was robbed of at least $118,000 worth of precious horticultural rarities has one plea for the thief: water the trees. Read more… Read More… Hong Kong, North Korea, U.S.-China Trade: Your Wednesday Briefing A U.S. Border […]

Plea to Tree Thieves: Please Water the Bonsai Victims of a recent theft in Japan have a plea for the thieves: Please water our “tree babies.” Seiji Iimura, a bonsai master whose family has dabbled in the art form for centuries, and his wife, Fuyumi Iimura, are sharing detailed care instructions for seven… Read More… […]