Aai-Aai Bonsai Adventures

01/10/2026

🔨 *WOOD AND CRAFT EXPO 2026!*

I am officially exhibiting at the *Wood & Craft Expo 2026* in aid of *New Hope School* in Pretoria! Check out the flyer attached for all the exciting details.

It’s going to be an incredible day packed with award-winning woodwork, live demonstrations, a crafters market, classic cars, archery, and family activities. I would absolutely love your support!

🎟️ *Get your tickets online* at: woodcraftexpo.co.za
🤫 *Exclusive Discount*: Use my personal guest code *AAIAAI* at checkout to score a 10% discount on your ticket! (NB: The CODE must be ALL CAPS)

Adults: R50 (before discount)
Pensioners: R40 (before discount)
School Children: *FREE*

Tickets at the gates will be 50% more expensive, so buy yours online!

📍 *Where*: New Hope School, 163 Cecilia Rd, Ashlea Gardens, Pretoria
📅 *When*: Saturday, 24 October 2026 (08:00 – 16:00)

Please forward this message and the flyer to all your friends and family—let's make a massive difference for this wonderful school! See you there! 🎟️✨

16/09/2026

Grow together at our next bonsai club meeting at Bonsai Addicts!

Bonsai is about more than shaping trees. It’s a chance to slow down, focus your mind, learn something new, and connect with people who share your passion for growing and creating.
Whether you’re an experienced bonsai enthusiast or you’ve never owned a bonsai before, you’ll find a welcoming community ready to share advice, ideas, and inspiration.

Come along to learn practical bonsai techniques, share your trees and experiences, meet fellow bonsai lovers, enjoy the calming benefits of working with nature, and build confidence while growing something beautiful.

Bring your questions, your enthusiasm, and your love of plants. There’s always something new to learn, and bonsai is even more rewarding when it’s shared with others.

Join us at Bonsai Addicts and become part of the community. We’d love to grow with you!

10/09/2026

New bonsai stock has arrived at Aai-Aai Bonsai Adventures!

Looking for a gift that feels thoughtful, timeless, and a little different?

A bonsai is more than a plant. It’s a living gift that can represent patience, growth, balance, and lasting memories. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, anniversary, new home, milestone, or simply want to surprise someone special, a bonsai makes a meaningful gift for plant lovers and beginners alike.

Explore our latest arrivals and find a little tree with plenty of character. With the right care, it can be enjoyed for years to come.

Visit Aai-Aai Bonsai Adventures to choose your gift, or get in touch for help finding the right bonsai for someone special.

27/08/2026

Step away from the screen and reconnect with something real.

In a world filled with phones, tablets, and constant notifications, bonsai offers a wonderfully hands-on way to slow down and be present.

At Aai-Aai Bonsai Adventures, you can discover the calming rhythm of caring for a living tree: touching the soil, feeling the texture of the bark, noticing the scent of the leaves, and observing new growth and changing seasons. These simple sensory experiences invite curiosity, focus, and a deeper connection with nature.

Bonsai is more than a beautiful plant. It’s an opportunity to replace a little screen-time with meaningful, mindful activity. Whether you’re introducing a child to gardening, looking for a relaxing hobby, or searching for a unique gift, bonsai encourages patience, creativity, and a hands-on approach.

Visit our nursery and find a tree that speaks to you. We’re happy to help beginners and experienced enthusiasts choose the right bonsai and learn how to care for it.

📍 Centurion, Gauteng
💬 Send us a message to enquire about available trees, prices, and visiting times.

Come and experience the beauty of bonsai—one touch, one breath, and one moment of calm at a time.

20/07/2026

The weather is on its own adventure and repotting season has already started!

Sakadama is perfect for established trees and great for succulents.

Courier nationwide!

Local pickup available in Centurion,
and online:

https://aaiaaibonsai.co.za/product/sakadama-hard-akadama/

Sakadama will start a new era in Bonsai Culture.
Sakadama is a kiln fired clay that is used as substrate for bonsai trees. The product is fired at 600 °C in a rotary kiln which creates a hard, wear resistant particle which retains the natural attapulgite clay’s absorbent properties. Sakadama is typically mixed with pumice, perlite, pine bark etc. to create an ideal growing mix for each bonsai’s specific climate. Sakadama promotes root growth and branch development. This is accomplished by the product being low density, improving drainage and increasing nutrient and moisture retention.

Sakadama: a very versatile mineral.
Sakadama is manufactured from attapulgite clay. This versatile mineral is also known as Fuller’s earth. Attapulgite is a needle-like clay mineral composed of magnesium-aluminium phyllosilicate. The natural occurring attapulgite clay-based product is mined, crushed, dried, calcined and accurately screened before packing.

Heat treated at 600 °C
The heat treatment at 600 °C removes the water of crystallization that then in turn creates large surface areas that are electrically charged. This enables the product to absorb a variety of nutrients and retain more water. The calcination also ensures the granules are hard and inert with a high resistance to attrition.

Freeze resistant
Sakadama was subjected to multiple freezing and thawing cycles. This has shown that the product has minimal breakdown even under these severe conditions. This in turn will ensure that Sakadama will be able to be used in regions where freezing occurs, without significantly reducing the drainage and air filled porosity of the growing media.

20/07/2026

20/07/2026

04/06/2026

-Sakadama: Small 1-3mm and Medium 3-5mm back in stock
-Japanese Festival 5-7 June at Menlyn Maine

Small and Medium Sakadama 10kg are back in stock. Follow the link to the online store here:

https://aaiaaibonsai.co.za/product/sakadama-hard-akadama/

The Embassy of Japan is hosting their Japanese Festival from 5-7 June at Menlyn Maine in Pretoria. The Pretoria bonsai clubs will join forces once again for the biggest bonsai display of the year.

Aai-Aai will join the clubs there that weekend, so the nursery will be closed.

26/05/2026

Japan is coming to South Africa! 🇯🇵🇿🇦
The annual Japanese Festival on 5–7 June 2026 (Friday–Sunday) at Central Square Menlyn Maine is expected to be bigger than ever!

It will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day, and we will have cultural exhibits and presentations, as well as Japanese martial arts demonstrations.

On 6 June, we will host a special live screening event of Japan vs SA women’s soccer match. The match starts at 8:50 a.m.

Here is the schedule for the indoor and outdoor stage events. There will also be workshops, specials, J-pop culture merchandise for sale and much more. Fun for the whole family!

Displays, stage events and soccer screening are free; no tickets required.