Forty years ago I'd hike up Donner Pass from my home along the lake shore below. On this rocky ridge, which was accessed by old Highway 40, wagons came through before and after the gold rush. It is a ...
Dr. Arash Afshar carefully surveyed the potted plants in his back yard, then plucked a juniper and placed it on a wooden pedestal. With a broad, green crown covering a tiny trunk, the juniper looked ...
Dating back thousands of years in China and Japan, the ancient art of bonsai has long captivated gardeners. Indeed, growing miniature trees in shallow dishes has never gone out of fashion, and today, ...