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MAngat Singh Thakur, an 80-year-old retired banker from Rohini, Delhi, was in his 40s when bonsai was first introduced to India in the late 1970s.This, he notes, was thanks to the efforts of Nikunj and Jyoti Parekh, who founded the Bonsai…

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While flowers may seem like an obvious choice for budding gardeners, bonsai trees can help add a sense of calm to your home. These plants have long been associated with the art of bonsai originating in China in 221 BC.The ancient art of…

Don't throw away that little Banyan tree you find under your water tank or on a cracked wall, it could make a good bonsai,” advises Jaya P Nair, a bonsai enthusiast and secretary of the Kerala Bonsai Association. One is inclined to heed…

Express press service KUMTA: He's not looking at the trees, he's looking down. A retired forestry officer, who had mastered the art of “bonsai” cultivation techniques, experimented and educated people about…

Bonsai master Hal Sasaki. Photo by Theo Stroomer HouseGrowing a bonsai tree isn't as difficult as you think, says this Denver bonsai master. By Joe Lindsey March 29, 2019 Harold Sasaki wants to dispel some…

People, in recent times, are drawn to bonsai breeding due to the lack of gardening space with increasing urbanization. Plant lovers in Vijayawada are also turning to bonsai horticulture these days. With greater awareness of gardening…

Photography by iStockphoto.comTranslated from Japanese, bonsai simply means a tree in a pot. However, the techniques used to grow such a plant are a bit more complex. "Bonsai is the art of making a tree look older," says Rodney Clemons,…

Finding a balance between the contradictory need to live in the city and the love of nature is a constant struggle. But you can successfully pull it off, albeit on a miniature scale. You can achieve this with the oriental art of "bonsai",…

"Bonsai is actually two words, 'Bon' and 'Sai'. The word 'Bon' means 'plateau' and 'Sai' means 'growth' or 'plantation'. Therefore, the two words put together give you the translation of "tray culture" or "tray planting". When you say…