Having so many trees (just over 3000 pots at this moment in time) it's tough to keep an eye on everything. I have a working nursery not a display garden and as such, should you visit, you will have to be very diligent in your explorations to really appreciate what we...
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Bonsai Show Date & Rant
Once agin this year (Sunday 6th April) we will be attending the BTA event at The Sports Connexion, Leamington Road, Ryton on Dunsmore, Coventry, CV8 3FL. This event has run for decades now and was actually the first event Kaizen Bonsai ever attended in an official...
Nothing to do With Bonsai.
Since my post about us being a little behind things have gotten a little worse. In spite of drafting in extra help we are not really making much headway. We are now like a cow's, cow's arse. You might need to cogitate on that last bit for a while 😉 Just to add...
My Favourite Bonsai ?
I am often asked what is my favourite bonsai. As always I can't offer a straight answer. We move more than two thousand bonsai a year here and I love the day new trees arrive. I also love the day they leave because KB got paid. However I am not as mercenary as that, I...
Demo’ This Week
This Friday (7 March) evening I will be presenting a talk and demonstration on the technicalities of choosing soil and re-potting bonsai. This will cover a great deal of the intricacies of this vitally important task. I have spent nearly 25 years studying growing...
We’re Like A Cow’s Arse.
It happens every year and this one in no exception. A few warm days and everyone gets outside to take a look at their winter weary bonsai. We can predict the plethora of orders that follow but this year we have been a little overwhelmed. As a result our normal speedy...
I Can’t Work Under These Conditions!
Judging by the activity on our web site you would be forgiven for thinking Kaizen Bonsai is on a winter sabbatical. You would however be wrong. January is always our busiest month and leads right into the re-potting season. This time of year we are buying tree stock,...
New Workshop Dates for 2014
New dates have just been released for our Bonsai Workshops for 2014 8 March 30 March 12 April 27 April 17 May 14 June 20 July 16 August 14 September October TBA 8 November 23 November
Graham Potter Advanced Bonsai Styling Video
Our new video, Advanced Bonsai Styling is now available to watch here and on our bonsai videos page. If this video is blocked where you are, you can also watch it on Vimeo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INiuFEItu44
Bonsai Takes Time and a Little Patience
This week my good friend Stuart came over with a couple of trees to look at. One of them was this lovely little Ezo spruce. A great example of the benefits of taking your time. It's a sad fact that we westerners are in a hurry all the time. Everything has to be ASAP....