Want to learn which common shrubs can be transformed into stunning bonsai trees? Discover the best species for bonsai cultivation and care and style tips.

You like a plant, use it, he said. The five basic bonsai styles are formal upright, informal upright, slanting (or windswept), semi-cascade and cascade, all self-explanatory. You need to match the ...

Perhaps you've felt small and awestruck while standing in the giant shadow of an ancient tree. The bonsai gardener captures that beauty and mystique with tiny, artfully sculpted trees in pots.

Cascade: This style of bonsai represents a natural tree growing down the face of an embankment. A cascaded planting usually looks best in a deep round or hexagonal container. Semi-cascade ...

An artist has shown tree-mendous patience twisting and turning copper wire 1,000 times to make these intricate bonsai plants. Ken To, 39, spends between three and 12 hours making each tree ...

In India, ficus bonsai is very popular and comes in many varieties. You can also choose from jade, banyan and bougainvillea plants. A healthy bonsai has a good root and a heavy trunk. You can have ...

More than seven centuries ago, the Japanese developed bonsai, and over the years they evolved a style reflecting the ... of rubber-coated No. 10 house wire around a branch. Start at the lowest ...

cascade style, root-over-rock style, and even driftwood,” he adds. A bonsai beginner’s workshop will also be held. Beginners can expect to learn from scratch — how to select a pre-bonsai ...