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2018 started badly with me having to call out an ambulance having all but broken myself in two. An experience that leaves me weak at the knees even now when I think about it. Just as I was emerging from the dark tunnel of that I got flu for the first time in my life....

Around here autumn is a good time for me to get some trees worked. This year has been harder than normal because obviously Rammon went on his way and we have also been insanely busy too. I generally spend the autumn covered in dust knocking holes in big deciduous...

It's been a chaotic week or two here. Christmas shopping is in full swing and it appears a lot of folk are getting the drop on spring by ordering soil and pots early too. It's almost shocking how much stuff is going out the door every day. Thankfully we now have a...

It's a sad fact we are all getting older. Having been at this bonsai lark for thirty odd years now I can say with confidence that there is a lot less testosterone flowing around the British bonsai scene than there was twenty years ago. Perhaps that's the result of...

When I started Kaizen Bonsai years ago my only ambition was to handle a couple of orders a day so that Catherine didn't need to go out to work any more and I could have a toe in the water of something I cared passionately about. Fast forward nearly twenty years and...

Who knew the Queen had bonsai? Anyone want to stab a guess at what happened to Jack? Bizarre tale of the Queen, 'Jack' the bonsai tree and a first-class jaunt from China. G.

This long winded article concerns this interesting picture I took earlier in the week. Do bear with me 😉 Bearing in mind the incredible information resources we have at our disposal is it not ironic that the scourge of our day is stupidity? Sadly our beloved hobby...

Most people my age are desperately trying to simplify their lives. Apparently everyone is really busy and leisure time is at a premium. Once the kids have finally left home for the last time us old gits only really have retirement to look forward to (not me, no...

Today we took delivery of another bunch of new trees. Many of these are looking a bit scruffy after the long hot summer but rest assured before we let any of them go we will make them look pretty. Total delivery was around 70 trees but here are a few highlights. There...

I am always on the lookout for new bonsai trees and good raw material, it is my business after all. Every year it's getting harder and more expensive to find just the right material at a workable price. Lucky for me I know some great guys and have a long reach. Sadly...