From Ryan??For fifty bucks i’d like a hug and a tug.
Gonna be in Portland next week, and was considering stopping by Bonsai Mirai. I will have my wife and daughter with me, so it would have taken some political capitol expenditure Checked out their web site to see what their visitor policy was... and was stunned to see they charge $50 per head just to VISIT. $150 just to walk through the nursery?
Mirai Visits
Any time I see something like this I am always a little confused. Is this their way of saying "we don't really want visitors?" Or "we don't sell retail"? I always thought they sold trees, but apparently not. Guess the streaming video business is wildly lucrative I'm more than a little saddened, because bonsai always has the risk of coming off as a "rich person's hobby", when it is anything but. This is not a particularly inclusive policy.
I'd strongly consider NOT taking a kid there. Can you begin to imagine how you'd like one of them around your high dollar old Yamadori trees? It's hard enough for me to keep my hands off and not kick or trip on something there(or anywhere). I also agree Michael is a great guy to visit but contact him first.
DUH LOL! Better to hear than you can imagine. Hope you all enjoy hugely.Well not that you'd know this but... my daughter is an adult. She's probably been to more bonsai nurseries than most site members
Gonna be in Portland next week, and was considering stopping by Bonsai Mirai. I will have my wife and daughter with me, so it would have taken some political capitol expenditure Checked out their web site to see what their visitor policy was... and was stunned to see they charge $50 per head just to VISIT. $150 just to walk through the nursery?
Mirai Visits
Any time I see something like this I am always a little confused. Is this their way of saying "we don't really want visitors?" Or "we don't sell retail"? I always thought they sold trees, but apparently not. Guess the streaming video business is wildly lucrative I'm more than a little saddened, because bonsai always has the risk of coming off as a "rich person's hobby", when it is anything but. This is not a particularly inclusive policy.
Much more interesting trees with long pedigrees and histories at the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum...People there, from the volunteers to the staff, will talk to you for free. Heck, I'll only charge $5 a head for a half-assed tourThat's a hard pill to swallow.....being spoiled at the National Arboretum in DC, for free (of course nothing is free, its taxpayer funded, but you know what I'm saying.)
It strikes me as a meaningless comparison for some of y’all to evaluate a small private business’ fees against those of large public institutions with benefactors and volunteers