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Kevin Willson Bonsai Collaboration
This is the story of a Kevin Willson bonsai collaboration stretching back nearly fifteen years, bear with me.... We all want to live in a perfect world. Trouble is we all have a different opinion of how that world should appear and therein lies the entire history of human conflict. Lock two blokes in a room and sooner or later there WILL be a punch up. Our modern world has become, possibly, more divided than at any time in our brief history and it’s a deeply unpleasant place to be for those of us who remember what we would call better times. Personally, I doubt things were better in the past...
New Products Now in Stock
New products now in stock. With so many products on our books it's difficult to find new things that are not just variations on a theme. Inevitable some always are because everyone has their own way they like to work. Just recently I was looking through our first 2004 paper catalogue. Our range was tiny compared to today but the standard of bonsai was every bit as good. I am unconvinced that so much choice in life is good for us but i'm a Norfolk clod-hopper, what do I know. After many years of searching for a suitably high quality material we are very pleased to introduce a new addition to...
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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...
Weekend Bonsai Workshops
Over the last few days I have had my good friend Bill here working on some of our nursery trees. The week culminated in a couple of days of workshops. All told we got through a lot of great trees. Here are a few before and after shots. The juniper was listed on our...