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Workshop Dates 2019
I have been threatening to do some workshops for a while now. Problem is actually twofold. First I am old, really busy and mostly worn smooth out. Secondly the workshop is actually full of old motorcycles and I don't have a place to put them. However, my sense of duty has got the better of me and so here are some dates for 2019. Only available first come first served, paid in advance. I have been taken for a fool too many times and so payment is strictly up front and non refundable in the case of a no show. My weekends mean a lot to me and I don't give them up easily. Thanks for...
Long Awaited Good News
Folk in Britain are morbidly obsessed with the weather. Turn on the news today and all you will hear are stories about the cataclysmic conditions. The BBC found a spot of snow up on the moors where some folk who can't drive abandoned their cars and ended up billeted in a school hall. It's a good job we don't get weather like that being suffered in parts of the U.S just now, there would be mass suicides if we did. Here in Norfolk the weather is beautiful, the sun is shining and today I have spotted the first signs of spring. Aconites, snowdrops, daffodils and bluebells. Today I have seen...
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Half a Ton of Bonsai Pots.
We recently acquired a massive haul of very interesting handmade pots. From what we know the pots were all made by Mr Charles Miller who was obviously passionate about his bonsai. The pots seem to have been made from the late nineties through to around 2007. There are...
Bonsai in Cyprus
I was recently the guest of some great guys behind the Cyprus Bonsai Forum http://bonsaicyprus.forumotions.com/. We first met last year when everyone visited our nursery for a couple of days. I was very pleased to receive an invitation to visit. Because of pressure on...
Incredible root development with Kaizen Bonsai Soils
Kaizen Bonsai have spent years developing some very unique soil mixes. These help produce bonsai in double quick time. Our soil mixes encourage profuse rooting which in turn produces exceptional top growth. Today we re-potted a hawthorn collected two years ago. This...
Shipping large trees.
Today I had to part company with a very beautiful mugo pine. It's off to the far side of Europe and I am sad to see him go 🙁 Our large trees are shipped by road to anywhere within the EU. This one will be on the road for about 6 days. Labelled up and now all we need...
Massive Shipment of New Trees Available Soon!
Thanks to our loyal customers Kaizen Bonsai have had our best year ever. This has enabled us to invest heavily in new stock for the coming year. We have scoured Europe and are pleased to announce the imminent arrival of literally thousands of trees from across the...
We’re all about second chances!
The old saying goes that one mans muck is another mans money. This rabid pile of dirt looks like junk for sure but, being a little unhinged we were pleased to pay money for it all! Being privet (ligustrum) we can be 100% confident these will all survive. Privet grows...