Imagine the crepe myrtle in your yard in bloom, perfectly healthy, perfectly shaped, fully-grown – and 12 inches high. Mary Recupero not only imagines it, she achieves such impressive works of ...

There’s something about growing bonsai trees that makes big problems seem smaller. “That tree to me is not just a lone tree; it’s connected to all the other trees in the world,” said Wayne Atkinson, a ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. After a long winter in storage, the Arnold ...