Jan 12, 2012 | General
It’s been a while since our last movie post. Finding time to do these is getting increasingly difficult. Our latest offering was shot on Christmas day!
I decided to take a look at the subject of refining deadwood since I had received several requests asking how I approached this.
I am not particularly happy with this one. I started with over an hour of footage and so the final result was a little too pared down for my liking.
Bonsai Deadwood Refinement Techniques
from our latest video - Bonsai Deadwood Refinement Techniques
Take a look and let me know what you think ??? G.
Jan 12, 2012 | General
Bonsai mart began producing paper mail order catalogues way back in the very early nineties. Back then the internet was in its infancy and this is how business was done. We have continued with 
this tradition until now.
Producing a catalogue takes about 5 months of work and costs enough to pay someone’s wages for about the same amount of time. Last year (2011) we had to agonize whether to continue, not because of the cost but because things were changing so rapidly. The content of a catalogue has to be finalized by the beginning of August and needs to be current for the better part of the year and in these uncertain times this is just not possible. Prices are rising, suppliers are disappearing and shipping costs and government taxes are rising faster than we can keep pace.
Having spent over 20 years working in the printing industry I love paper and ink and feel that the inexorable move to online retailing, whilst convenient, leaves us a little worse off. After all who doesn’t love browsing a paper whilst having a quiet sit down 😉
Whilst not producing a catalogue didn’t affect business over the tail end of the year we do hope to get back to this old tradition very soon.
G.
Jan 4, 2012 | General
We have just finished filming our latest video.
This one will cover detailing of deadwood for bonsai.
Graham explains the process of detailing deadwood in our latest movie
Jan 2, 2012 | General
Now that the holidays are behind us and the new year is under way we would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all of our customers and friends for their support through 2011.
In spite of all the doom and gloom spread by the world’s media we have had a bumper year. We have been able to considerably expand our company thanks to your continued support. This has lead to several changes behind the scenes. Firstly we have welcomed Rammon Hammers as a permanent member of staff. Secondly we have built a lovely new storage facility that should improve the turn around time for your orders. We have also installed a new telephone system that will help us to field your calls more efficiently. Not least of all we have increased our product range and inventory considerably. This means more choice for you and faster delivery for your order. Kaizen bonsai carry more than twice the product range and inventory of any other U.K bonsai supplier so you can order with confidence.
All of this is down to the continued support of our customers and friends around the world. Without you all we wouldn’t be here and we would like to sincerely thank you for your support and wish you all a happy and prosperous 2012.
Graham, Catherine, Rammon & the Kaizen Bonsai Team.
www.kaizenbonsai.com
