Monthly Archives: February 2012

Accents @ our show

February 26, 2012 – 8:30 am

Winning accent by Ian Warhurst of Wirral Bonsai Society

There were a range of fabulous accents on display at our show and here is a brief gallery showing some of them that I captured on the day… read more »

Tags accents | Permalink | Comment (0)

Show Reports

The following collection of images were all taken at our Winter Image Show and are the individual elements of the superb Shohin and Mame displays. I have tried to include at least one tree or more from each display so you can see the trees up close and personal and they are in no particular order. read more »

Tags mame, shohin | Permalink | Comment (0)

Show Reports

Visiting Clubs and Societies to our show

February 24, 2012 – 7:30 am

Here are details of the visiting clubs and societies that attend our winter image show…

Artistic Bonsai Circle

Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese Cedar)
Zelkova serrata (Japanese Zelkova)
Ulmus parvifolia ‘Corticosa’ (Cork Bark Elm)
Potentilla spp.
Chaenomeles japonica ‘Chojubai’ (Japanese Qunice)
Juniperus chinensis (Chinese Juniper)
Acer palmatum ‘Deshojo’ (Deshojo Maple) read more »

Tags Acer buergerianum, Acer ginnala, Acer Kashima, Acer palmatum, Acer palmatum 'Deshojo', Acer palmatum arakawa, Acer palmatum ‘Kiyohime’, Amur maple, Artistic Bonsai Circle Zelkova serrate, Ashfield Bonsai Club, Blue Atlas Cedar, Buxus sempervirens, Carpinus betulus, Carpinus turczaninowii, Cedrus atlantica ‘glauca’, Celtic Knot Bonsai, Chamaecyparis obtuse ‘Nana Gracilis’, chinese elm, Chinese Juniper, Classical Bonsai Circle, Common Blackthorn, Common Box, Common Hawthorn, Cork bark elm, Cotoneaster spp., Cotswold Bonsai Society, Crab apple, Crataegus monogyna, Cryptomeria japonica, Deshojo maple, Dragon Bonsai Society, English elm, English Hornbeam, English Yew, Escallonia, European Larch, European Privet, Ginkgo biloba, Hinoki cypress, Indica Azalea, Japanese Black Pine, japanese Cedar, Japanese maple, Japanese White pine, Japanese Zelkova, Juniperus chinensis, Kashima Maple, Kiyohime Maple, korean hornbeam, Larix decidua, Ligustrum vulgare, Maidenhair tree, Malus spp., Mount Fuji Cherry, Mountain Maple, New Dawn Bonsai Club, Newbury & District Bonsai Society, Phoenix Bonsai Group, Pinus parviflora, Pinus sylvestris, Pinus sylvestris spp., Pinus thunbergii, Potentilla spp., Prunus incise ‘Kojo-no-mai’, Prunus spinosa, Rhododendron indicum, Rough bark maple or cork bark maple, Scots Pine, Scots Pine cultivar, Solent Bonsai Society, Sussex Bonsai Group, Taxus baccata, The Splinter Group, Trident maple, Ulmus parviflora, Ulmus parvifolia ‘Corticosa’, Ulmus procera, Warminster Bonsai club, Wessex Bonsai Society, Wirral Bonsai Society | Permalink | Comment (0)

Winter Show

Videos of our show

February 23, 2012 – 9:59 pm

Here are links to two short videos that have been uploaded to youtube that show a brief tour of some of the trees that were on display at our 10th Anniversary Winter Image Show, hope you enjoyed the show for all those who visited it and hope those that didn’t can get a flavour from the video clips.

Tags bonsai, video, Winter Show, you tube | Permalink | Comment (0)

Show Reports

Shohin and Mame @ our show

February 23, 2012 – 7:30 am

This year there was a new exhibit at our show and it was the Shohin and Mame displays in association with the British Shohin Association. There were some great trees on display and the winner for the Best Mame display went to Bob Bailey of Swindon & District Bonsai Society, while the Best Shohin display went to Mark and Ritta Cooper. read more »

Tags British Shohin Association, mame, shohin | Permalink | Comment (1)

Show Reports

Our Winter Show summary of the events of the day

February 22, 2012 – 7:30 am

What a busy show, we had over 400 visitors to our show and it was a fun packed day with much to see and discuss. Following an early start finishing off all the preparations for the show with the rest of the other visiting societies and traders, the show was officially opened by the Mayor. The show then was open to the public and within the first half an hour over 200 visitors had come through the doors.

Tags Awards, Bonsai traders, Judging, Mayor, Presentations, Raffle, Talks, Visitors | Permalink | Comment (0)

Show Reports

Swindon Club Members trees at the show

February 21, 2012 – 7:30 am

This was the view of some of Swindon’s Club Members trees on display at our winter show. read more »

Tags Swindon Club Members trees | Permalink | Comment (0)

Show Reports

Award winning trees and displays

February 20, 2012 – 7:37 pm

Here are the award winning trees and displays from the show…

: Artistic Bonsai Circle Best visiting Society

: Best Accent John Trott sponsored went to Ian Warhurst (Photo courtesy of Mark Cooper)

: Best Chuhin went to Will Baddeley for his Elm (Photo courtesy of Mark Cooper)

: Best Conifer went to Martin Shepherd for his Chinese Juniper (Photo courtesy of Mark Cooper)

: Best Mame display went to Bob Bailey (Photo courtesy of Mark Cooper)

: Best tree and pot combination went to Mark Cooper for his Pyracantha

: Merit Award for Zelkova (Photo courtesy of Mark Cooper)

: Award of merit for Ritta’s kusamona (Photo courtesy of Mark Cooper)

: Best in Show and Best deciduous went to Mark Cooper (Photo courtesy of Mark Cooper)

: Wirral Bonsai Society received an award of merit

: Wirral Bonsai Society received an award of merit

: Best Shohin awarded by the British Shohin Association to Paul Hunt for his Forsythia (Photo courtesy of Mark Cooper)

: Mark & Ritta Cooper’s Shohin pine- part of winning display (Photo courtesy of Mark Cooper)

: Award of Merit (Photo courtesy of Mark Cooper)

: Best Deciduous award (Photo courtesy of Mark Cooper)

: Best in Show award (Photo courtesy of Mark Cooper)

: Best Shohin Display – Mark & Ritta Cooper’s nana-ten (Photo courtesy of Mark Cooper)

: Best Shohin Display award (Photo courtesy of Mark Cooper)

: Best tree pot combo award (Photo courtesy of Mark Cooper)

: Best Tree Pot award (Photo courtesy of Mark Cooper)

: Best Visiting Club award (Photo courtesy of Martin Shepherd)

: Best Conifer award (Photo courtesy of Martin Shepherd)

Tags Award winning trees and displays | Permalink | Comment (0)

Show Reports

Our Winter Show results

February 20, 2012 – 4:05 pm

Best in Show tree went to Mark Cooper for his Trident Maple

Swindon & District Bonsai Society Winter image show 2012 results

Best Shohin display* was by Mark & Ritta Cooper
Best Mame display* was by Bob Bailey
Best Conifer* was the Chinese Juniper that was owned by Martin Shepherd
Best Deciduous* tree was the Trident Maple by Mark Cooper
Best Chuhin* was the Elm of Will Baddeley
Best Visiting Society* was the Artistic Bonsai Circle
Best Accent sponsord by John Trott was by Ian Warhurst from Wirral Bonsai Society
Best in Show* was the Trident Maple of Mark Cooper
Best Tree/Pot combination was the Pyracantha by Mark Cooper
Best individual Shohin award from the British Shohin Association went to Paul Hunt of Swindon & District Bonsai Society
NB: Awards with * are all sponsored by John Pitt Ceramics

Tags Artistic Bonsai Circle, Award of merit, Awards, Best Accent, Best Chuhin, Best Conifer, Best Decidous, best in show, Best Mame Display, Best Shohin display, Best Shohin tree, Best tree and pot combo, Best Visiting Society, Bob Bailey, Ian Warhurst, John Pitt, John Trott, Mark and Ritta Cooper, Mark Cooper, Martin Shepherd, Paul Hunt, Show results, Walsall Studio ceramics, Will Baddeley, Wirral Bonsai Society | Permalink | Comment (0)

Recent Posts

Categories

Email Subscription

Archives

Meta