Services
Everything here has been used by Keiko for at least one full growing season before it was listed. The shop carries around forty items at any time. When something sells out, it comes back only when…
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Bonsai starter consultationFrom $65A one-hour conversation by video or phone with Keiko Ashford covering species choice, your local climate zone, soil mix, and a first-year care plan written up and sent to you afterward. Suitable for complete beginners.Japanese garden design reviewFrom $95Send us photographs and measurements of your outdoor space. We return a written assessment with placement suggestions for stone, moss, and water elements, referenced to your USDA hardiness zone.Seasonal care calendar$38A printed, hand-annotated twelve-month calendar specific to your bonsai species and US region, mailed to you in a kraft envelope. Covers watering, feeding, repotting windows, and dormancy notes.Tsukimi evening guide$22A curated packet for hosting a small moon-viewing gathering: arrangement notes for susuki and autumn flowers, a short reading list, and a recipe card for mitarashi dango. Mailed or sent as a print-ready PDF.Craft workshop (online)$45 per sessionMonthly live sessions covering one traditional craft per month: washi paper tearing, ink-stone preparation, or simple ikebana with foraged autumn stems. Sessions run 90 minutes via video call.Reading and resource membership$12/monthMonthly access to our growing library of translated Japanese gardening texts, seasonal essays, and care guides, plus a short monthly letter from Keiko on what she is tending to that month.Bonsai soil mix (akadama blend)$28A 2-liter bag of akadama, pumice, and decomposed granite in a 6:3:1 ratio, pre-mixed and ready to use. Sourced from a Pacific Northwest supplier who has been blending bonsai substrate for over twenty years. Works well for junipers, maples, and most temperate deciduous species.Oribe-tradition ceramic pot (small)$74Hand-thrown in New Mexico by a ceramics studio that fires in the Oribe tradition, using a copper-green glaze over a stoneware body. Each pot is slightly different. The drainage hole is wide enough for proper root aeration. Suitable for trees up to about 8 inches tall.
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