For a few hours every afternoon, when the roar of the 405 Freeway becomes a murmur, Miguel Hernandez can hear the results of his work from the small shed at the edge of Yamaguchi Nursery on Sawtelle ...

To the uninitiated, bonsai are a novelty. Gazing at these pint-sized trees, one might utter a heartfelt but uninspired, "Isn't that cute," or, "Look at that!" But to those who have walked through the ...

Good things come in small packages. At this point, these six words might as well be the mantra at Lone Pine Gardens nursery in southwest Sebastopol. While the 4-acre nursery is a full-service ...

Gardeners are enjoying a seasonal series of shows and sales by local garden societies. This column has recently highlighted events by the local chapters of the California Native Plant Society, the ...

AFTERNOON shadows of the bonsai fall upon Frank Goya’s hands. It is, he says, a juniper, hearty and young, 15 or maybe 20 years old. He bought it at a nursery. Seated in his backyard on a tiny plastic ...

Michael Greenstein, president of Kusamura Bonsai Club, shows his elephant bush bonsai in Los Altos on March 28, 2025. Photo by Magali Gauthier. In a Los Altos backyard, there is a redwood tree with a ...

Janae Sargent/Capital Press Mirai Bonsai garden, nursery and workshop takes traditional bonsai techniques to focus on a style that references American landscape. Mirai Bonsai nursery, workshop and ...

Miguel Hernandez, the resident bonsai artist at the historic Yamaguchi Nursery in Los Angeles, turned a ficus tree into a bonsai tree. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) For a few hours every afternoon, ...