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I have to thank Peter, Kevin and all the crew at Herons for all their hard work. Also my fellow exhibitors who turned out some beautiful bonsai trees and a fine display.
Graham Potter’s Big Weekend.
Graham Potter's Big Weekend. First up let me apologise for the lack of posts recently. Summer's a funny time here for many reasons and this one has been unusually funny (not) for all the wrong reasons. My trees started off the year raring to go and by end of February buds were breaking left and right. Then by the time we got to May (which is our most significant period of activity in the growing of bonsai here on the east coast) the temperatures were colder than February and we didn't see blue sky for weeks whilst enduring biting northeasterly winds right off the cold North sea that tore the...
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Defoliation – What You Need To Know
There are many mysterious techniques used in the world of bonsai tree creation and maintenance. In my experience, many of them are misunderstood and therefore incorrectly applied. In my own case it certainly took a long time to understand what defoliation of deciduous...
I Got Off The Subject
I sat down to write a diatribe expounding the virtues of defoliation. As usual I got off the subject and never got back. However what follows has proven to very cathartic. Please forgive the self indulgence but rather than consign this to the folder of a thousand...
My week at Kaizen Bonsai – A Good One!
This week has been a good one. Having completed more than THREE THOUSAND orders and about TEN THOUSAND parcels since January this year we finally got it all under control and I came up for air, f***ing cold air mind but that's another subject. So, I finally decided...
The Irony of My Life.
The irony of my life just now is the fact that my bonsai business prevents me from actually doing bonsai. The less bonsai I do the more ya'll can do because you have the stuff you need. That is unless you buy it of somebody else in which case stop reading at once!...
It’s Like The Whole World Has Gone Gardening
I was speaking to one of the countries largest manufacturers of commercial compost products just last week who told me they were busy, busy, busy, he had never known anything like it. "It's like the whole world has gone gardening!". I would concur, since January 1st...
Magical Winter Appearance.
I don't get out much, I just work. These days it's even hard to get out into the garden during daylight hours. Once you know bonsai well winter is largely THE best time of year. All is quiet with the trees resting and displaying their magical winter appearance. One of...