Bonsai
(pronounced bone-sigh)
Literal definition: bon (tray) sai (plant)
Definition: a potted plant (as a tree)
dwarfed (as by pruning) and trained
to an artistic shape; also: the art of
growing such a plant
(Merriam-Webster)
by Debra Melani
S E E I N G T H E Beauty
T H R O U G H T H E Trees
Most people who take a bonsai class with Larry Jackel never look at a tree in the same way again. His love of
the ancient art — creating and nurturing dwarfed trees in a pot — and the nature it represents shine through
to his students, often offering a different perspective not just of trees, but of life itself. So say his partners,
Angie Andrade Foster and Linda Cooper, who lead a bonsai class with Jackel, held at the Denver Botanic
Gardens and jointly sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers.
Ancient Art of Bonsai Offers Patients Lessons in Gardening, Life
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Photo credit: Denver Botanic Gardens
