Bonsai Garden

Bonsai

Bonsai is the Japanese art of growing and shaping miniature trees in containers, with a long documented history of influences and native Japanese development over a thousand years, and with unique aesthetics, cultural history, and terminology derived from its evolution in Japan. Similar arts exist in other cultures, including Korea's bunjae, the Chinese art of penjing, and the miniature living landscapes of Vietnamese Hòn non bộ.

Garden

A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the cultivation, display, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The single feature identifying even the wildest wild garden is control. The garden can incorporate both natural and artificial materials.

bonsai

Noun

1. A tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning.
2. The art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner.

Verb

1. To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning.

garden

Noun

1. An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.
2. Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.

Verb

1. To grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.
2. Of a batsman, to inspect and tap the pitch lightly with the bat so as to smooth out small rough patches and irregularities.