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A Cautionary Tale
Being Christmas I thought some of you lovely people might have time for a long winded diatribe so here it is.... A Cautionary Tale We humans are creatures of habit. It may be fashionable to ‘mix it up’ but at the end of the day most of us are at our best when fully immersed in familiar surroundings and routine. That’s a good thing, our world needs us to be there, be reliable, turn up on time and do our bit for the common good. One of our most reliable habitual behaviours is that of taking the route of least resistance to a desired destination or goal. That however can, on occasions,...
Happy Christmas!
Happy Christmas to all our wonderful customers, supporters and fans. We have had a simply amazing year in 2019. During the holidays you are welcome to place orders but do be aware Kaizen Bonsai will be closed from 4pm Friday 20th December until 9am 6th January 2020. Orders placed during that period will not ship until between 6-10 January. Orders will only ship in date order. Please be patient with us and respect our need for some down time. Many thanks. Graham, Catherine, Sarah & Richard.
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Meet Benny
Having so many trees (just over 3000 pots at this moment in time) it's tough to keep an eye on everything. I have a working nursery not a display garden and as such, should you visit, you will have to be very diligent in your explorations to really appreciate what we...
Bonsai Show Date & Rant
Once agin this year (Sunday 6th April) we will be attending the BTA event at The Sports Connexion, Leamington Road, Ryton on Dunsmore, Coventry, CV8 3FL. This event has run for decades now and was actually the first event Kaizen Bonsai ever attended in an official...
Nothing to do With Bonsai.
Since my post about us being a little behind things have gotten a little worse. In spite of drafting in extra help we are not really making much headway. We are now like a cow's, cow's arse. You might need to cogitate on that last bit for a while 😉 Just to add...
My Favourite Bonsai ?
I am often asked what is my favourite bonsai. As always I can't offer a straight answer. We move more than two thousand bonsai a year here and I love the day new trees arrive. I also love the day they leave because KB got paid. However I am not as mercenary as that, I...
Demo’ This Week
This Friday (7 March) evening I will be presenting a talk and demonstration on the technicalities of choosing soil and re-potting bonsai. This will cover a great deal of the intricacies of this vitally important task. I have spent nearly 25 years studying growing...
We’re Like A Cow’s Arse.
It happens every year and this one in no exception. A few warm days and everyone gets outside to take a look at their winter weary bonsai. We can predict the plethora of orders that follow but this year we have been a little overwhelmed. As a result our normal speedy...