bonsai centre: What We Offer
Bonsai visits by appointment all year round
You can browse and buy bonsai throughout the year, including October to February when the garden is closed for winter. Please arrange your visit with Alan on 07967 337404. Appointments are also available on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Visiting the Bonsai Centre is free. Garden admission is charged separately.
our bonsai centre
Cascades Gardens’ Bonsai centre has a wide range of bonsai trees imported from China and Japan. We offer starter trees such as Japanese Holly and Chinese Elm, and more exotic trees like Ginko and Japanese White Pine. We can offer advice on how to look after bonsai trees and the elements of creating bonsai, and give an outline of the tools required, feed and soils to use.
Our bonsai stock currently includes:
- Acer
- Azalea
- Chinese Elm
- Chinese Larch
- Japanese Holly
- Larch (groups of 5)
- Metasequoia
- Myrtle
- Pepper trees
- White Pine
We specialise in landscapes which represent the history of bonsai in the early 12th century, when Bonsai started as small landscape gardens that could be put on the terrace.
Our bonsai shop includes a range of tools & accessories to help create and maintain bonsai. Items for sale include:
- Cascades glazed pots
- Chinese figures
- Clippers
- Fertiliser (liquid and granular)
- Glazed pots
- Knob cutters
- Mesh
- Miniture mountains
- Plastic training pots
- Root hooks
- Unglazed pots & trays
- Wire pliers
If you want to be sure of being able to have a friendly talk with owner Alan Clements about Bonsai, Zen Meditation, or Japanese gardens please telephone ahead of your visit to book an appointment (07967337404). You are very welcome.
Garden & Bonsai Centre Opening Times
These are our regular opening hours. Bonsai Centre visits are available by appointment outside these times, all year round.
| Monday | 10:00 — 16:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 — 16:00 |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | 10:00 — 16:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 — 16:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 — 16:00 |
| 1 Oct - 28 Feb | Garden closed Bonsai by appointment |
