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April 1-5 | Xishuangbanna Rainforest TourImage via Dragon AdventuresChina's only tropical rainforest nature reserve, designated by the United Nations Biodiversity Conservation Circle, is home to an incredible sixth of all…

Express press service The cramped neighborhood of Rohini in West Delhi, home to tall buildings and tiny balconies, includes a terrace that houses hundreds of small bonsai trees, adding greenery to the cityscape. The…

The practice of miniaturizing factories is believed to have come to Japan from China around the 7th century, when the two countries formally established diplomatic relations. At that time, Chinese gardeners had probably created potted…

In the 1383 nostyle game potted treesby Japanese poet Zaemi Motokiyo, a poor samurai offers to throw his last three bonsai trees on the fire to warm a traveling monk. That this small act struck contemporary audiences as profoundly noble…

istockphoto.comBonsai, a horticultural art originating in ancient China, is still a popular hobby today. A common misconception is that bonsai is a type of tree. In fact, bonsai refers to the craft or art of growing, shaping and caring…

Bjorn Bjorholm, 34, zooms in from his home near Nashville, Tenn. It's February, a deep winter, and her skin looks pale surrounded by bare white walls. Outside, an unusual cold snap has closed the town and its Eisei-en bonsai nursery…

Breadcrumb Links Travel Local trips Travelling abroad Do not let the gardener choose his favorite. "People often ask me and I say it's like choosing your favorite child," Sung smiled. Publication date :…

This story was originally published in March 2020.You have heard of topsoil and potting soil and maybe even…

"As long as the leaves are green and the plant is healthy, I don't care about anything else," Schneider said. "We're a 1,000-year-old institution, so if someone says to me, 'You'll be dead a long time before it's exposed,' that's fine…

Bonsai, literally translated, means "tree in a pot".However, bonsai are more than just a potted plant. They are naturally dwarf trees that are trained to look like mature trees in the wild. Trees are living sculptures residing in a…

It's not every day you get to interview a monk. And it's even rarer to interview him about bonsai. But Brother Gerard Gross has been in charge of bonsai cultivation at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit for twelve years, so he seems like…