We had an excellent and very productive workshop on Saturday, one of a regular series with Lee Verhorevoort. Quite a few members attended with various varieties of trees, so even if you don’t have a tree of that species, there is always something to be learnt, as Lee is a mine of information, happy to pass on his knowledge to anyone who cares to receive it. A great day which we all enjoyed. Plus an opportunity to look at some of Lee’s tempting sale trees, as well as stock up on soils and sundries, etc.
Shohin & Mame………………….. For the next Swindon ‘Winter Image’ bonsai show on Sunday the 15th February 2026, the Swindon club in addition to the main show, have decided that the use of the fitness suite [near the main entrance to the Grange Leisure centre] will be used to promote ‘The Smallest of Trees’ with the help of the two clubs of Shohin and Mame.
Therefore John Armitage with the British Shohin Co-operative and Gary Careford, with the UK Mini Bonsai Group will be exhibiting displays and arranging talks/workshops.
So if you are attending the show in February make sure you visit the fitness room, just follow the signs.
We hope that this will be of interest to the show visitors, for those who grow small trees and those that want to start and need some information.
This evening, club members were involved in a practical workshop exploring the penjing 盆景 approach. Chinese for a landscape or scene (jing) in a pot (pen), whereas bonsai displays typically focus on a tree or trees. Penjing displays can include elements other than trees, including rocks, water, or figurines, for example.
This year was another exceptional year for some outstanding autumn colour and autumnal displays at the 14th Heathrow Bonsai Show. A few of my highlights from the show.
If you want to watch the official video check it out here:
This year it was great to welcome a new trader to the Heathrow Bonsai show, none other than Joe Earley who is a miniature artist, hand crafting exquisite bonsai in pots with such detail, they are fabulous.
There were 39 visiting traders to the 14th Heathrow Bonsai show and the room was buzzing with discussions and many people were buying everything from bonsai pots, to tools to bonsai trees. It was another really successful show and thank you to UKBA again for organising such a great event and everyone who helped in the run up to the show as well as on the day. For more details about the day visit the official Heathrow bonsai website.
This year was another amazing display of bonsai trees from 38 visiting clubs and societies throughout the UK. They put on a fabulous set of displays show casing autumn colour and a wide range of both native and non native bonsai trees including tropical bonsai too. Thank you to Terry, Andy and Alan for setting up our display and for all those involved in the preparation and planning for the day. More posts from the day to follow.
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