SUMMER’S showiest vine is so huge it can cover a house, smother a fence or hide a hillside. But train it as a bonsai and it will live happily in a small pot forever, or nearly so. Bougainvilleas make ...

Longwood Gardens Bonsai Festival opens June 24, the perfect moment to experience firsthand what makes bonsai so compelling.

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 ...

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 ...