The ficus bonsai is a resilient and rewarding choice for indoor gardeners, especially beginners. With the right light, humidity, watering, and pruning, it can flourish as a stunning home centerpiece.
Sydney-based Japanese bonsai master Megumi Bennett currently grows more than 300 bonsai pots, which she lovingly refers to as her "children". Roughly half of them are Australian fig trees. Megumi ...
Perhaps because they look exotic, delicate, and fiddly, it's easy to miss that common, hardy shrub species often make excellent bonsai. Indeed, any woody perennial has a decent chance of making a good ...
These expensive plants are driving India’s luxury botanical market—from ancient bonsai to rare velvet anthuriums.
Plants and potted trees can be a simple and affordable way to bring some much-needed life and colour into your home. Shoppers are currently loving a bonsai tree they say has taken 'pride of place' in ...
JANE EDMANSON: Hao Ho creates beautiful bonsai. He is a master of manipulation. He displays and works on his collection at his cafe in Melbourne's inner-west. HAO HO: They're a living thing. They're ...
The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Harold Sasaki wants to dispel some myths about bonsai: that they’re hard to grow, for example. “Most often, a ...
The ficus tree called "the throne of Vietnam" worth US$1milion has been known by domestic and international bonsai collectors and growers for a long time. The owner of the tree is artisan Le Duc Nam, ...