Beautiful bonsai trees! The biggest selection and variety I've seen in Colorado. The owner is helpful, interesting, and knowledgeable. He spent probably an hour with me answering my questions before I decided on which plants to buy. He even gave me a free crown of thorns bonsai!
For the other reviews criticizing the owner, I suspect there might be some cultural and/or language differences. The owner is not a native English speaker. I didn't have any difficulties communicating with him nor did I find him off-putting, but a lot of his answers to my questions were either brief or questions asking me for more detail. He is very soft spoken and smiles a lot. Perhaps a little eccentric. He did correct me a couple of times when I was using the incorrect plant names and terminology but it was gentle and I interpreted it as a genuine attempt to provide me with more knowledge. I'd much rather he correct me than to have me calling a bonsai by the wrong name or caring for them incorrectly. He knows his trade. I very much enjoyed chatting with him.
He did follow me out of the store holding his cat and chatting with me as I left. It very much felt like gesture of hospitality and respect to me. However, I could see how this could be misinterpreted. Especially if I were a woman shopping alone.
The prices are similar to what I've paid at "Bonsai Creations Colorado", maybe a little cheaper, with a much larger selection, a shorter drive (from Broomfield).
Be sure to call before making the drive to Longmont (really closer to Lyons) as the owner also sells his trees out of a large white van on the side of the road and might not be there on that day. The Longmont store is in a large greenhouse behind the brick and mortar store. Coming from Boulder, go straight through the intersection like your staying on 36 onto the dirt road and you'll see it on the right. I've seen his van in Loveland off I-25 and a couple other places in the mountains around Denver/Boulder.
My only suggestion to the owner would be to make a web site that shows if he's going to be in his greenhouse or selling out of his van that day and where he'll be selling. He mentioned somewhere I could check, but I've yet to find it.
I'll hopefully be going back sometime soon to find a Brazilian Rain tree! I'm looking forward to my next trip! read more