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My addiction started early in life. Some were
cute; some were plain. Some were large and some were small. There were those
that would flower and those that would bear fruit ----- it made no
difference to me. I was hooked ! As I look back over
the years, I can recall with certainty the actual event that kept me riveted
to my hobby and down the path of personal fulfillment. I signed up for my
first series of hands-on bonsai classes and later joined my first bonsai
club. It was there that I could engross myself in the techniques of the
ancient art of bonsai. Before too long, I was teaching the craft to my
family and friends and becoming more and more immersed in bonsai activities.
Then I joined a second bonsai club. By this time, my small collection had
become a large collection, and then a huge collection. My wife
and I knew, cared for, and named each and everyone of our trees ---- they
became our fun family.
As time past, we took our hobby of personally growing and
training bonsai to another level. We took the show "on the road" to street
fairs, craft and flower shows and finally to malls. You can imagine how
difficult it was lugging around 5000 lbs. of trees, setting up and breaking
down our display, being away from home for days on end. Like our trees, we
too grew older and realized that in order to remain active in bonsai, we
needed a better way to market our products. In 1993, well before the average
person heard of cyberspace, we created a website which has expanded over the
years to meet the needs of our customers. |