The Kaizen Bonsai Blog by Graham Potter
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Great British Bonsai
Over the last few years I have been buying up a lot of bonsai collections. As a result I have seen some Great British Bonsai.
Open Your Eyes!
Bonsai trees are very expressive things. Sadly many folk are incapable of understanding what they have to say. Open Your Eyes!
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The Triffid’s Return-Garden Juniper Bonsai Tree
Another busy week here at KB. This week has been a bit of a merry-go-round rather than a rollercoaster which, after the year we have had has been nice. Not too much stress and lots of sunshine all week. That allowed me a few pleasant hours in the greenhouse doing a...
Today’s Work, Scots Pine Bonsai Development
By far the greatest reward for all the effort we put into our bonsai trees must be seeing their progression, it's like watching your kids grow up. At least that's the case when it all goes according to plan. Today's work was this scots pine bonsai development...
Kevin Willson Bonsai Collaboration
This is the story of a Kevin Willson bonsai collaboration stretching back nearly fifteen years, bear with me.... We all want to live in a perfect world. Trouble is we all have a different opinion of how that world should appear and therein lies the entire history of...
New Products Now in Stock
New products now in stock. With so many products on our books it's difficult to find new things that are not just variations on a theme. Inevitable some always are because everyone has their own way they like to work. Just recently I was looking through our first 2004...
Mediterranean Species In Bonsai. Pistacia.
As I said in my most recent blog post "Bonsai is not easy". After 30 years I begin to think I don't know s**t. There are just too many variables to contemplate and the British climate certainly does not help matters. Almost every day I am asked for my help and advice...
The Cause of all Our Bonsai Adversities
Growing, creating and keeping bonsai trees is REALLY hard. After more than 30 years I should know. Over the course of those busy years I have seen a few things, done a lot of other things, had countless failures and even the occasional success. There is just SO much...