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Hi Ian, my bonsai teacher once told me a story about how he had been displaying at Chelsea Flower Show and that Cliff Richard (some of you in the US might not know him but hes a singer from the 50's/60's who still (IMO) "tries" to be popular now) had approached the display and after looking for a while approached my teacher infoming him that he has decided "to do bonsai" and enquired about purchasing. You need to understand at this point that my teacher tells it as it is... after being told that it wasn't a good idea (my words), Cliff responded with "my gardener will look after them whilst i'm away". You can imagine the response to that...

Jonny.

Oh, and I'm not sure that this sort of endoresment (IMO) by Cliff would make bonsai more popular!

25-Jul-2004	#2
Jonny D bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Jul-2003 Location: North Yorkshire Country: England USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 448	Hi Ian, my bonsai teacher once told me a story about how he had been displaying at Chelsea Flower Show and that Cliff Richard (some of you in the US might not know him but hes a singer from the 50's/60's who still (IMO) "tries" to be popular now) had approached the display and after looking for a while approached my teacher infoming him that he has decided "to do bonsai" and enquired about purchasing. You need to understand at this point that my teacher tells it as it is... after being told that it wasn't a good idea (my words), Cliff responded with "my gardener will look after them whilst i'm away". You can imagine the response to that... Jonny. Oh, and I'm not sure that this sort of endoresment (IMO) by Cliff would make bonsai more popular!