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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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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...
Show Date Coming Up
The excellent Heathrow Bonsai Show is coming up again soon. Once again we will be there with lots of goodies. We already have a lot of orders we will be bringing so if there is something you would like us to bring along please let us know in good time so we can...
We Need Your Help!
Here at Kaizen Bonsai we are a family business, on occasions there are three generations of us beavering away here. However we also have a much extended family of wonderful customers who have become great friends and a few become much more than that. I now have just...
Anyone Want a Hernia?
Since the beginning of June I have taken over 1500 pictures of trees that are for sale on the website. Every time it feels like I am coming to the end of the task i find another bunch of stuff that still needs listing. It's taking me forever and has entirely take over...
Ebay Auction Clearance Stock
It's that time of the year again where we have to clear out some odds and ends. We currently have a few auction listings on Ebay, please go and bid on them we are losing a wedge of cash on these which makes me sad 🙁 G.