The Kaizen Bonsai Blog by Graham Potter
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Shohin Bonsai Available
Lots of shohin available now. Not cheap but mostly good quality and nice pots. Email for details and include pic's please. G.
Trees, Trees, Trees
Since Brexit became a reality our esteemed leaders have introduced some pointless draconian laws that make it (probably) easier to bring nuclear weapons into the Uk than it does plants. Therefore it's no longer possible for KB to bring in the 1500-2000 plants a year we were doing for a long time. Therefore we have taken the action of withdrawing from tree sales entirely for the foreseeable future. However after more than 30 years mucking about with bonsai I do have a LOT of stuff in my personal collection that litters the place up. Like most folk I can't resist poking a cutting into a pot...
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End of The Line
Nothing lasts for ever (except politicians bulls**t) and so it is with the very first line of bonsai pots we ever offered for sale. These plastic pots are seen literally everywhere and it's a sad day that they are no more. We have limited stock having bought the last...
Kaizen Bonsai Videos.
Just in case you missed it I have a lot of video content on Youtube and embedded right here. Most of those were made a few years back before we became as successful as we have now and before we got so busy. It's not been possible to do anything for a couple of years...
New Bonsai Workshop Dates Autumn 2017
Pleased to say I have a few workshop dates for later this year. I came close to having a melt down earlier this year and decided to take a break for the first time in over 20 years. Now I have had a few weekends to myself, ridden a few miles and cut the grass and I'm...
New Bonsai Nursery Pots Now Available
Bonsai is all about growing. Growing is all about the perfect balance between sunlight, air, water and nutrients. I have been saying for a very long time now that bonsai is all about growing, if we had more gardeners and less artists the average bonsai hobbyist and...
Bonsai Techniques – Air Layering Part 2
Name Your Own Price
NOW SOLD. THANKS FOR ALL THOSE OFFERS. Part of the problem with the bonsai business is that, at least as far as plants are concerned, there is a very limited supply. It's not possible to walk into some mystical superstore reserved exclusively for commercial suppliers...