bonsai as art

Hi, I'm new to bonsai but I have a few baldcypress seedlings, as well as Metasequoia, all collected seedlings sprouted in Spring 2025. I recently saw this comment on an Instagram post and I think I agree with it, but I am not exactly sure if I buy this arboretum employee's opinion on the...

Hi, I'm new to bonsai but I have a few baldcypress seedlings, as well as Metasequoia, all collected seedlings sprouted in Spring 2025. I recently saw this comment on an Instagram post and I think I agree with it, but I am not exactly sure if I buy this arboretum employee's opinion on the...

H, I'm looking for help with my new bonsai journey. I have a couple of Junipers I picked up from the nursery and I'm looking to style them but I wanted some help. If there are people in the yucca valley, CA area or close by that would be awesome to hear back from you.

The city of Columbus, Ohio, has started fighting back against the rapid takeover of Amur Honeysuckle. A vacant lot near my home was bulldozed two or three years ago so I decided to go looking for survivors the other day and found this little guy. Not much bigger in diameter than a quarter, and...

Personally, I happen to think that whether or not any particular bonsai tree is art is something to be determined individually, much like some writing is art but your grocery list isn't. Setting that aside, I think we can all agree that at least some bonsai are art. I confess ignorance about how...