All three owners of Bonsai Design are Grand Valley residents who work hard and play hard in the outdoors. Thaddeus Shrader, 38, and Sarah Walker Shrader, 40, moved to Grand Junction in 2004 for work.

Monterey >> The key to bonsai is patience. But that shouldn’t be much of a surprise. This is an art form, after all, in which trees can be 500 years old, passed down from generation to generation.

If you want instant gardening gratification, get a Chia Pet. If you're interested in an art form with roots that stretch back centuries with a practice that takes years, try bonsai. Bonsai (pronounced ...

Native to South Africa, dwarf jade plants, also known as Portulacaria afra, have become a popular choice for bonsai ...

On a the big zips, people muster their courage, hold on tight, and enjoy the ride. That's much the same as Bonsai Design has run their cool and wildly successful business so far. “We're really a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A dozen years ago, Sarah Shrader’s brother showed up on her front porch in Grand Junction, fresh from a zipline-building trip to Alaska. He had boxes of ...

The lock that’s always cracked with a hairpin. The slow walk away from a car engulfed in flames. The bonsai perched on a CEO’s desk on the 45th floor of a Manhattan skyscraper, where he contemplates ...

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. For $200 you can get an Air Bonsai starter kit, including a magnetic base 15 centimeters across by 6 ...