In this video, I explore making bonsai trees from old chili plants, specifically focusing on the Apocalypse Chocolate Chili pepper, which has approximately 1 Million Scoville Heat Units. I showcase ...

Years ago I used to climb into the High Sierras to drink wine and hunt rare wild bonsai trees. In the high country, an extreme regimen of wind, snow, drought and impossibly thin soils create nature's ...

Japanese botanical culture stretches back thousands of years. The principles central to the country’s art forms are influenced by Zen Buddhism and the expression of Wabi-sabi, or a worldview focused ...

This centuries-old growing tradition is timeless for a reason. Here's how to grow and care for bonsai trees, according to ...

Norm Geisinger is 82 years old, and he owns an 85-year-old bonsai tree that’s less than two feet tall. He’s owned the Lace-bark Chinese elm for 25 years. He’s the third owner. Geisinger, a former ...

Twenty-two years ago, I was walking trough a commercial wholesale nursery searching for just the right trees for a special project I was working on. Along with several other plants, I purchased a ...

This weekend, Waterfront Botanical Gardens is hosting its 4th annual Bonsai Weekend, a three-day celebration of the traditional Japanese art of bonsai.

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. After a long winter in storage, the Arnold ...