The Orchid Room at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, which houses some 25 varieties of the flowering plants, will be part of Phipps’ annual Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show Jan. 18-March 8.

Randy McLean, looking over an Arizona cypress, also grows bonsai plants using mesquite grove, ironwood, one-seed juniper and desert willow. “We’re kind of trailblazers,” McLean says of those ...

Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show: An Ocean of Color Where: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1 Schenley Park, Pittsburgh When: Through March 6 Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays; 9: ...

The trees and poinsettias are gone and the Phipps team in Oakland has installed their Orchid and Tropical Bonsai show. Boaz got to see a sneak peek of the installation.