Bonsai may seem complicated, but if you follow these steps, it's an easy and rewarding hobby that makes gardening possible no ...

One widespread plant in Northcentral Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma isn’t particularly beneficial to other plants or many animals. However, it is often conspicuously displayed during particular ...

Good or bad, mistletoe is a common feature in many of our mature tree canopies. The eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron serotinum) grows throughout the southeastern United States and north from New ...

The Art of Bonsai: 6-8 p.m. third Thursdays and 1-3 p.m. third Saturdays. Instructor Bobby Curttright will guide you through ...

Bonsai aren’t perfect miniature trees, said Dave Hodgetts, a bonsai grower. They’re trees with artistic license. They’re living sculpture. “Because they keep growing, they ...

Looking to get started in bonsai? The Portland area is home to several bonsai nurseries and gardens that offer plants, classes and supplies. Local bonsai practitioners also offer advice and host ...

Library of Congress Some plants are so entwined with tradition that it’s impossible to think of one without the other. Mistletoe is such a plant. But set aside the kissing custom and you’ll ...

Clockwise: Michael Greenstein examines the bark of a Chinese elm in his collection in Los Altos; A liquidambar, also known as an American sweet gum tree, that Greenstein is growing in a pot; Deadwood ...

Thieves continue tormenting bonsai growers across Japan, snatching the increasingly popular trees for sales abroad or, in some instances, holding the plants for ransom. Bonsai can be extremely ...

The Category 4 storm hit in September, ripping through the Southeast and taking hundreds of trees down at Augusta National. At the time, Augusta National chair Fred Ridley said in a press release ...