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I was busy replacing some knackered benches over the holiday and whilst clearing up and poking around in the back hedge I turned up an old brake disk. This rusty bit of iron came from an MG/Austin project from the late fifties I did years ago. Not too sure how it found it's way into the hedge. Seeing as recycling is so fashionable I figured I could use this. It's now made a nice home for this POS privet. Next week the Shovel-head piston pot. The Honda crankcase landscape planting. Kawasaki sump pan pot. Ford brake drum pot. The Chevy' exhaust cascade pot. Matchless headlight bucket...
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,...
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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...
I Can’t Work Under These Conditions!
Judging by the activity on our web site you would be forgiven for thinking Kaizen Bonsai is on a winter sabbatical. You would however be wrong. January is always our busiest month and leads right into the re-potting season. This time of year we are buying tree stock,...
New Workshop Dates for 2014
New dates have just been released for our Bonsai Workshops for 2014 8 March 30 March 12 April 27 April 17 May 14 June 20 July 16 August 14 September October TBA 8 November 23 November
Graham Potter Advanced Bonsai Styling Video
Our new video, Advanced Bonsai Styling is now available to watch here and on our bonsai videos page. If this video is blocked where you are, you can also watch it on Vimeo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INiuFEItu44