SANTA CRUZ >> When the California Juniper tree displayed just inside the entrance to the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History on Sunday first sprouted in the Mojave Desert, William Shakespeare was ...

Even though Harry Hirao retired two years ago, he wakes up at dawn on most days and heads out at first light. The 96-year-old man has been doing this his entire life, first as a farmer in Colorado, ...

In the midst of California’s ongoing drought, gardeners throughout the state are avoiding adding new trees and bushes to their yards, rationing water to those they have, and wondering how to keep ...

Every tree has a story. For trees in the wild, it's an honest memoir, a narrative of generous summers and lean winters, wind, fire, lightning strikes, beetle infestations. A bonsai's story, though, is ...

If you have ever wanted to meet bonsai master Harry Hirao, also known as Mr. California Juniper for his work with native plants, tonight is your night. (Feb. 20) Hirao, 92, who has served as a sensei ...