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New Bonsai Videos (2) Available Now
Finally got my ass in gear and finished a couple of new videos which are now live.
How To Stop Killing Bonsai Trees – Thoughts On Winter Care
This gets a bit long, if you are in a hurry you can skip the preamble…. Preamble - BS for starters Before I get into todays main course please allow me to apologise for the lack of blog posts so far this year. I don’t have a precise explanation for my absence. In modern parlance I feel I have been suffering from what’s known as an acute mental health crisis. That might sound serious because that’s how modern society likes to use language. Back in the days of plain English we would say I’ve been a bit naffed off, fed up or depressed. Yesterday I fell off a ladder and am a bit banged up so...
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There Be Monsters
It's a sad fact we are all getting older. Having been at this bonsai lark for thirty odd years now I can say with confidence that there is a lot less testosterone flowing around the British bonsai scene than there was twenty years ago. Perhaps that's the result of...
All Change at Kaizen Bonsai
When I started Kaizen Bonsai years ago my only ambition was to handle a couple of orders a day so that Catherine didn't need to go out to work any more and I could have a toe in the water of something I cared passionately about. Fast forward nearly twenty years and...
The Travels of ‘Jack’ The Queens Bonsai Tree
Who knew the Queen had bonsai? Anyone want to stab a guess at what happened to Jack? Bizarre tale of the Queen, 'Jack' the bonsai tree and a first-class jaunt from China. G.
Learning to Read Bonsai
This long winded article concerns this interesting picture I took earlier in the week. Do bear with me 😉 Bearing in mind the incredible information resources we have at our disposal is it not ironic that the scourge of our day is stupidity? Sadly our beloved hobby...
Please Help Me – All Sorted!
Most people my age are desperately trying to simplify their lives. Apparently everyone is really busy and leisure time is at a premium. Once the kids have finally left home for the last time us old gits only really have retirement to look forward to (not me, no...
Another Bonsai Tree Delivery
Today we took delivery of another bunch of new trees. Many of these are looking a bit scruffy after the long hot summer but rest assured before we let any of them go we will make them look pretty. Total delivery was around 70 trees but here are a few highlights. There...