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Crapshoot Pays Off.
I know very well that most folk have a great deal of difficulty in bonsai when it comes to sorting out the way forward for their raw material. A few people are seemingly blessed with a sixth sense when it comes to such issues. I have no answer for this but I do know that it's often an excuse for inactivity. I have lost count of how many times I have heard something along the lines of, 'Oh I could never do that, i'm no artist'. My retort would normally be a forthright "When was the last time you tried?" Way back in the beginning of my bonsai career I literally binned no end of piss poorly...
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...
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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...
Very Special Bonsai Material
We go out of our way to find the most interesting and unique bonsai trees and material. I get really fed up looking at boring trees, particularly mass produced stuff. It doesn't really make us any money but it adds a little spice to the daily grind. In the next few...
Summer Bonsai Clear Out Sale
Over the last year we have been overwhelmed by the number of trees arriving on our nursery. In bonsai not everything is available all the time and so when stock becomes available it's prudent to buy it. However we have now reached a critical point and the nursery is...
New Bonsai Video Now Online
Watch our latest bonsai video Pruning Deciduous Bonsai Trees