Life In A Pot: Bonsai

A blend of art and horticulture, bonsai is a centuries-old concept today practiced all over the globe. Thriving best in love, patience, and discipline, here is everything you need to know about these healing miniature plants.

- Vrinda Rastogi

Bonsai, traditionally evolved from China, is a Japanese horticulture technique where ornamental and artificially dwarfed varieties of trees are grown in a tray or pot. Keep in mind, they are not genetically small but grown under certain conditions to give them their signature stunted look.

These miniature-sized trees were created to replicate the natural sceneries, bringing greenery of the outside to the inside. Literally meaning 'tree in a pot', Bonsai is a well-to-do concept in philosophy, agriculture and art that requires your utmost attention and time.