The Bonsai Society of Portland is one of the oldest and largest bonsai clubs in the country, claiming some 600 members.

By exhibiting his work outside of traditional galleries, Chihuly says that he hopes to get people who are interested in gardens and greenhouses to also be interested in art, and vice versa.

Of all the job titles going, few come with a more intimidating provenance than that of head gardener. Perhaps it is something to do with our literary as well as our horticultural history. As children, ...