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Table Sale !
Seeing as everyone has been shut down for the foreseeable future there are no car boots or bonsai bargain basement, knock it out cheap events going on I figured we could host a bonsai table sale. However that's not what you think. In fact it is just a special offer sale of display tables. It's intrinsically against my genetic programming to offer discounts but in this case, through gritted teeth I have to clear out this stuff. Our warehouse looks like some crazy cartoon building that is all distended to the point of exploding. Mr Creosote if you will. I probably paid too much for some of...
44,000 Hours Well Spent – Growing Bonsai Trees
Starting out in bonsai is a tough thing to do. It’s easy to get it wrong, be misguided, be deceived or bamboozled by the ignorance of other egotistical self proclaimed ‘experts’. The fact that someone has a large following does not guarantee they know what they are doing. My own mentor introduced me to the concept of smoke and mirrors. Trust me, there are very few genuine ‘teachers’ out there. There are even fewer who really know what they are doing. The big problem is that as a fresh faced newbie full of excitement and enthusiasm we simply cannot tell the difference between an egotistical...
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Rammon’s Been Busy
Rammon spends most of his time packing your orders. However when it's quiet I let him loose in the garden. Here's his latest creation. Pretty good from something SOOOO ugly. Rammon is available for public demonstrations etc'. Just drop us a line. G.
Bonsai from a Stump.
Sometimes I get a little frustrated because we have a lot of raw material laying about on our nursery and no time to work it. It's a sad fact that in general bonsai folk don't buy raw material and prefer styled or part worked trees. Good for us because part worked...
Bonsai Group Enfield Autumn Show 2014
Just back from The Capel Manor Autumn Bonsai Show organised by the Bonsai Group Enfield. This show has been running for a while now and I have to say it's getting better and better. We had a great day and the event seemed to be very well attended. I spent the entire...
Heathrow Bonsai Show
Last year I posted an entry on here about what a great time we had at the Heathrow Bonsai Show. The event is on again this year bigger and better than ever in a great new venue. Mark informs me there are 18 bonsai clubs involved. Make a note in your diary to be there,...
Pines On Offer CHEAP!
When you buy as many trees and bonsai as I do you invariably get a few oddities. I also buy too much and often pay over the odds for things. I also underestimate the time I have available to turn raw material into desirable bonsai trees. So, from time to time I have...
Show Date Coming Up
This year again we will be supporting the Bonsai Group Enfield's autumn show. We had a great time at this show last year and I would highly recommend going if you can. We are happy to take along any prepaid orders for collection, saving the shipping cost. If you need...