A bonsai infuses your indoor space with ageless gravitas, purposive perseverance, and tortured artistry — both yours and the ...

Growing a young bonsai into a form that resembles a mature tree requires regular pruning to encourage even growth and to remove dead limbs, foliage and errant branches. Take your time.

Over-fertilizing: Bonsai trees need fertilizer, but fertilizers that encourage growth can ruin their shape. Wrong tree, wrong environment: Always consider the growing requirements for your tree.

Guy Joseph Guidry fondly remembers the moment he first encountered a bonsai tree, three decades ago. Guidry spotted a cluster of the miniature trees in his neighbor's backyard in New Orleans.