The Kaizen Bonsai Blog by Graham Potter
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Japanese Larch Bonsai Restoration Part 2 Video
This time we get to revisit the twin trunk larch I started on in 2024.
What’s Rebar Got to do with Bonsai?
What's Rebar Got to do with Bonsai? Watch the video to find out 😉 https://youtu.be/gduviMGJCM8?si=l-IME4qsaAg4CoDk
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New Video – Japanese Larch Restoration Part 1
Graham Potter begins the process of restoring this old root over rock Japanese larch. Assembled by its former owner in England over 45 years ago, latterly the tree has become a little weak. In this video Graham concentrates on work related to improving the bonsai trees health and vigour with a simple repot.
Bonsai Repotting Adventures
Graham Potter of Kaizen Bonsai shares hints and tips on bonsai repotting technique with examples of recent work he’s completed. Bonsai repotting adventures
What a Bunch of Tools
Graham Potter presents details of his own bonsai tool kit and a few interesting ditties along the way.
Well That Sucked!
Well that sucked! My long anticipated Christmas holiday that is. When you work from home like we here at Kaizen Bonsai do it's very difficult to get a real break. Christmas, or as some like to call it now 'the holidays' is one time of the year when we can pull up the...
Ho! Bloody Ho! It’s Christmas!
Ho! Bloody Ho! It's Christmas! So, here we are at the end of another year pretty much, just the excesses of Ho! Bloody Ho! It's Christmas! and new years to endure before we launch into 2024 filled with hopes and dreams. I have never been one for 'marking' days. These...
Busy Few Weeks at Kaizen Bonsai & Video.
You’ll guess from the title of this post that it’s been a Busy Few Weeks at Kaizen Bonsai. Not that we have been selling much particularly, just enough to keep the wheels on.