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They always told me when you get older time seems to pass much faster. I have no idea what constitutes ‘older’ but time now seems to pass me by like money slipping through a politicians hands. Bonsai is very good at marking time for us or, should I say bonsai is very...

In the UK summer is such a precious commodity we have to squeeze every drop of goodness out of it. By and large we don't work trees over summer except for a few maples and the constant pruning back of fast growing broad leaf varieties. Making the most of that tiny...

Anyone who knows me will know that next to bonsai and my family my great passion in life is motorcycles. I have been very blessed to be able to assemble a nice little collection over the last few years. I thought it was high time I put one to good use and so this...

Nothing lasts for ever (except politicians bulls**t) and so it is with the very first line of bonsai pots we ever offered for sale. These plastic pots are seen literally everywhere and it's a sad day that they are no more. We have limited stock having bought the last...

Just in case you missed it I have a lot of video content on Youtube and embedded right here. Most of those were made a few years back before we became as successful as we have now and before we got so busy. It's not been possible to do anything for a couple of years...

Pleased to say I have a few workshop dates for later this year. I came close to having a melt down earlier this year and decided to take a break for the first time in over 20 years. Now I have had a few weekends to myself, ridden a few miles and cut the grass and I'm...

Bonsai is all about growing. Growing is all about the perfect balance between sunlight, air, water and nutrients. I have been saying for a very long time now that bonsai is all about growing, if we had more gardeners and less artists the average bonsai hobbyist and...

NOW SOLD. THANKS FOR ALL THOSE OFFERS. Part of the problem with the bonsai business is that, at least as far as plants are concerned, there is a very limited supply. It's not possible to walk into some mystical superstore reserved exclusively for commercial suppliers...

A few years ago i ran a series of articles in the bonsai magazine telling the story of some trees over their ten year journey from collecting to becoming bonsai. After nigh on thirty years of working with collected trees I am adamant that, in the UK at least, ten...