The Kaizen Bonsai Blog by Graham Potter
Two Half Heads are Better Than One!
Two Half Heads are Better Than One! Creating bonsai takes a really long time. It also takes a long time to figure out exactly how to do it so if you are starting out TODAY assume it will take twenty years to figure out the basics
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First up please accept my apologies for the silence these last few weeks. This time of year I'm a dead man walking, we're so busy. Getting over a ton of soil products out the door EVERY DAY is killing us all, even my strapping 30-year-old son-in-law. Normal service...
When to Re-pot Bonsai
At this time of year I get a lot of people asking when they should begin re-potting their bonsai. Unfortunately I can't give a straight answer to a question like that because, as with most things concerning bonsai, it depends upon many factors. However there is a...
The Same But Different
By far my most successful academic subject at school was English. It's hard to associate me with any academic pursuit other than carrot crunching and clod-hopping, especially if you have heard me speak. My brain just can't keep up some times. However I DO consider...
New Video Available Now
It's been a very productive few weeks around here (A NEW VIDEO!). There's a great deal going on in preparation for the spring. Organising and sorting out the dozens of tons of products we sell through the spring period typically starts in June thanks to manufacturing...
New Video Available Now
It's taken a couple of weeks but pleased to say my latest video is now live 🙂 https://youtu.be/sPuKkiSicrw Creating Yamadori with Scots Pine Just in case you missed it I also put this one out there a few weeks ago. https://youtu.be/U9oh3mdsmmY
Put an Old Knob to Good Use
Firstly please let me apologise for the lack of posts recently. I have been having a bit of a melt down over the summer. There are days when life gets just too much to handle. Having turned my hobby into an all consuming business, these days I have to resort to...