The Kaizen Bonsai Blog by Graham Potter
Enough Already!
It's amazing to me these days how everybody knows everything about everyone. Seems anyone with a working mouth is an expert on most everything and the affairs of everyone. However in the case of what I get up to that's evidently not the case. I get fucked right off by being told, by folk I don't know, all about what exactly I am doing. So let me put the record straight before some dumb shits get...
Bleedin’ Pines
I was asked this question recently and thought it might help a few folk..... "Hi Graham, J H. has a problem with a Scot,s Pine and we wondered if you could help ? When purchased the tree had a shari created the entire length of the trunk approx 24 inches. Had the tree...
Thank God That’s All Over.
I don't make any secret of my contempt for the modern idea of Christmas but if folk want to go crazy buying stuff who am I to stand in their way. As usual this year has been crazy with hundreds of little trees packed and out the door we have been frantically busy. I...
Two Fat Blokes And A Pine Tree
I get a lot of folk sending me kind messages about how 'gifted' I am with bonsai. Whilst I appreciate the support and kind sentiment I consider the idea of a talent or skill being a 'gift' as absolute bollocks. Just like everyone else I was born pissing my pants and...
There’s More to Life Than Bonsai, But Not Much More.
I'm an ornery old cuss, it runs in the family. A lot of people have asked me why our nursery if so far off the beaten track. Put simply it's not possible for me to reside in the south east (nice weather) and be any further away from civilisation without a boat. I...
Trust Me, I’m a Professional!
Trust Me, I'm a Professional! Not the best words to come from the mouth of a salesman. Who wouldn't cringe at the sound of those words or, in my case laugh out loud before making utterance about going and procreating elsewhere. We all think our jobs suck, right? Well...
Somebody Bring Me Another Glass
You would think that after 50 years I would be getting the hang of life by now. However I still haven't mastered the art of ignoring the things that annoy me and get me down. I have a good friend that has had his fair share of problems and has massive responsibilities...