Indolink – The underlying terrain was rocky so it provided a natural location for her bonsai trees, which she planted ever so tenderly. Some part she had shaped into sand dunes with pint-sized keekar trees and various types of cacti. Whispering to each of them Read more

Nation – To me poor people are like bonsai trees. When you plant the best seed of the tallest tree in a flower-pot, you get a replica of the tallest tree, only inches tall. There is nothing wrong with the seed you planted, only the soil-base that is too Read more

Salon – Poor people are like bonsai trees” Muhammad Yunus’ Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech contains much that will be familiar to microcredit fans or Oprah watchers. But you should go read it anyway, because it’s great, and radical. Some excerpts: On the Read more

Looking for something fun and interesting to do with your Friday, Saturday and Sunday this weekend Check out some suggestions here and click on entertainment on the Star-Gazette Web site to get even more great ideas. Read more…

Life has enough pressures, so why make them a part of gardening After years of searching for tough plants and more satisfying garden techniques, I have developed a simple garden philosophy – “slow gardening.” Read more…

After Christmas, I always wonder what becomes of the bonsai plants that people get for friends and family as gifts. Do they go to happy homes in the company of gardeners, or arrive in an environment where the new owners have few clues about what to do with them Read more…

It is a war zone in your yard. Trees are down, limbs are scattered everywhere, and you are scratching your head, trying to figure out how you are going to clean up the mess. Read more…

RABAT, January 16 — The Moroccan government is planning to plant 27 million trees across the nation in 2007 within the framework of the campaign “planting for the nation,” the government has announced. Read more…

Branches interlocked like outstretched arms, a pair of sagging pine trees overlooked the damage done by the weekend’s wicked ice storm from the southwest corner of the Hickory Hills Country Club golf course. It’s a sad sight at the 80-year-old course, with ancient trees split down the middle or seriously damaged from the weight of the ice. Read more…