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Summer Time Special Rant
A lot of people tell me they like my regular rantings posted here. I like to keep them related to bonsai but this time not. I got very angry recently and as I am weird I just sat down and typed. I guess that's better than going out and breaking heads. So here's my cathartic diatribe for those with time on their hands. Over the years a lot of life has passed me by largely unnoticed. I started life after leaving school on the back foot, largely because I was a prat, not because I had bad parents or anything like that. I just did’t understand how the world worked or how I could ‘work’ the...
Break My Heart
For probably the first time ever we are having something of a sale. We are so rammed with new stock this year that we are severely struggling to find space. Therefore we have decided to cut prices on some very nice raw material and bonsai that we hope to find new homes for quickly. It's against my religion but something has to give. Some of these prices represent my own cost price + VAT and delivery. We will not hold these prices for long so check out the links below, grab a bargain and make a grown man cry 😉 https://www.kaizenbonsai.com/olive-tree-beautiful-bonsai-olea-sylvestris SOLD...
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Ridding the World of Ugliness (graphic content)
I'm not renowned for being coy, my recalcitrant attitude has landed me in hot water a time or two. I have strong opinions on how things should be done (in common with most beer drinking Englishmen). I don't profess to be the Messiah, in fact some mornings I don't know...
A Great Bonsai Show
If you weren't at the BTA show at Sheffield last weekend you missed a great opportunity. We love this show, some great trees and lots of haggling. Every year this show throws up some great deals from traders and bonsai collectors alike. This year we had a number of...
Bonsai Show Date & Demo’
We will be attending the Bonsai Group Enfield's Autumn show at Capel Manor College Gardens, Enfield on Sunday October 13th. http://bonsaigroupenfield.wix.com/home#! We will have a trade stand and Graham will be presenting a demonstration throughout the day. We do have...
Shipping Large Bonsai
Here at Kaizen Bonsai we offer the most diverse selection of bonsai available anywhere in the UK. Our range of species and prices are second to none. We keep trees from 3" to 40", raw material right through to aged specimen bonsai trees. Unlike our competition we ship...
Bonsai, Bonsai, Bonsai
Here at Kaizen Bonsai we are currently carrying more trees than ever. We have thousands of trees and raw material with more arriving every week. We have bought two collections in the last month with another coming very soon. September is generally a quite month around...
Bonsai Show Date Coming Up – Sheffield
Once again this year we will be attending the Bonsai Traders event at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield, Sunday September 29th. As usual we will have the biggest stand with the coolest stuff and some real bargain trees to clear too. If you would like us to bring an...