Kokedama is sometimes called “poor man’s bonsai,” and the two do share some features: They’re both small displays of plants and moss. But “lazy person’s bonsai” might be a better description, because ...

'Kokedama takes off from the bonsai concept,' says Kanako Yamada, who makes them at her business, Kodama Forest, in San Diego. 'The difference is, bonsai is usually for outdoors, they are brought in ...