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Per Aspera Ad Astra.
Living in modern Britain is not easy. We have always been a country that lurches from one crisis to the next but at this moment it does appear we are in a state of flux. That makes us feel uneasy and the more bone idle one is the worse the feeling will be. Many have become used to living the good life of rest and ease. It appears to me those days are over. Our country presents some fantastic opportunities just now but that's going to require work on our part if we hope to benefit. As always opportunity comes in overalls. There are few things in life that are certain, as Benjamin Franklin...
Bonsai. It’s All About The Trees!
Warning: Pretentious opinionated bullshit follows! I am not the first to say, of late, that the world has gone insane. To be fair planet earth is just fine and carries on much as it always has done with it’s ups and downs, it’s the bit that we humans inhabit that’s gone nuts. Personally I no longer feel the construct we have created for ourselves is worthy of habitation. In fact it looks a lot like we will create our own mass extinction within the next cup-full of decades and not by the means the media and politicians would have you believe. That will sort out climate change and the...
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A Rough Week & A New Article
It's been a pretty rough week just gone and one I would like to forget pretty quickly. I am no stranger to pain, for example when I was a young teenager we used to have a big rope swing that all the towns kids used to play on. Down by the harbour are some low cliffs...
Saburrtooth® Bonsai Carving Tools
In the light of my previous blog post about price rises I am very happy to say we have good news about our range of carving tools previously branded as Termites. We have invested heavily in this range now known as Saburrtooth® wood carving tools. The range has almost...
Price Rises – The GOOD news.
Coming off the back of our most successful year ever you would think I could allow myself the luxury of easing up a bit but that's just not possible. As a business we are facing new challenges all the time and have to constantly be innovating, developing new products...
Heathrow Bonsai Show 2016
It's becoming a bit of a tradition now, us polling down to Heathrow every autumn (4am start) and with good reason. This show has turned into what I think is currently the UKs premier bonsai clubs show. The team here are tireless and have excelled themselves this year...
Forget That ISA
Now summer (such as it was) is solidly behind us it's the time of year when we get busy whipping some of our stock into shape. Living out on the coast the next three months will most likely be very mild and experience has shown it to be an ideal time to work...
That’s a Keeper
I suppose it's a dream job for most bonsai nuts. Every year I have to buy between one and two thousand trees. Who wouldn't love to have a trip around Europe spending a hefty five figure sum on bonsai? I get to see all the new stock when it arrives and all the fresh...