The Kaizen Bonsai Blog by Graham Potter
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Bonsai Repotting Technique – Not Recommended!
I am a great fan of the oft maligned Chinese elm. Yesterday I cam across a ‘repotting technique’ though I would not recommend it.
A Spring Rant is Long Overdue.
It’s hard to believe but it’s Easter already and seeing as it was December last time I posted anything here a spring rant is long overdue.
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New Bonsai Trees Just Arrived
I am always on the lookout for new bonsai trees and good raw material, it is my business after all. Every year it's getting harder and more expensive to find just the right material at a workable price. Lucky for me I know some great guys and have a long reach. Sadly...
Learning to Speak Bonsai – Mugo Pine
I'm pretty sure I have said it before and, apropos of nothing, I will say it again, I get bored REALLY quickly. I have a short attention span and absolutely hate doing the same thing twice. These are all really bad characteristics for a bonsai wallah. What keeps me...
Steal My Stuff
I have a lot of stuff, much too much stuff. I was poking around in the warehouse earlier and noticed we have a lot of interesting stones that have been sitting around for a while. I hate slow moving stock so I thought we could have a sale! (wash your mouth out with...
Stay Hydrated – My Ass
WARNING: Sage advice about bonsai preceded by strong opinionated nonsense. Don't read if you are sensitive to such things. In spite of my continual bitching and moaning there are some good days here at KB. Having a dark and twisted sense of humour the things that make...
Stay Home & Take Care of Bonsai Bugs
WARNING: The following diatribe includes personal opinion. If you are easily offended by opinions other than your own please don't read any further. If you are minded to leave hostile comments or would like to tear me a new one I could'nt care less. Last time I...
The End Of Bonsai As We Know It
Anyone who has spent any time with me at all will know that there is nothing on this earth that I hold in greater contempt than politicians. To say that the lunatics are running the asylum is such an understatement that I am rather ashamed to be using the phrase in...