Surrey Heath Bonsai Society are holding their show on 12/07/2026 between 1000 – 1600
Its free admission and also includes a display by the mini bonsai society.
Held at Chobham Village Hall, Station Road, Chobham, Woking, Surrey GU24 8AQ
So what is happening in and around our area????
What a fun day, informative, creative and social learning about the art of accents and kusamono with Ritta and Mark Cooper.
Their extensive knowledge of bonsai, Japan and showing bonsai was incredibly useful explaining the key principles of what accents are, how to use and create them and what are the main considerations and concepts behind them.
Cracking club workshop with Chris Thomas at Swindon Bonsai Society today. A nice group of members attended and there was plenty of advice and work undertaken by Chris on members trees as well as lots of time for members to work on their own trees. As ever having the expertise and skills of Chris’s carving set club members up to continue work he started on their trees. Advice to anyone who has never done a workshop is to join a club and get on a workshop or grab the pocket money and see what’s about locally from the Bonsai professionals.
Content courtesy of of our grouchy_treeman
The bonsai club’s April meeting drew an excellent turnout, with members enjoying an engaging evening of discussion, and seasonal tree care advice. Attendees shared progress on their own trees, exchanged tips on pruning and repotting, and admired a varied display of bonsai brought along for discussion. The friendly atmosphere and strong attendance reflected the growing enthusiasm within the club, making it one of the most successful enjoyable evening for everyone.
Best deciduous tree award
Bigger and better was the billing for this year‘s Bonsai fest at Newark. With the promise of a bigger hall and even more traders, the 6:30am start from Swindon felt a little less painful. It was nice to be chauffeured again this year by Neve, on the second half of the three hour plus drive and there was plenty of time to talk repotting and discussing what was to be purchased given the chance at the show.
We arrived after the queue had died down and there were already lots of people coming out of the show with their purchases and the FOMO kicked in a little. [Fear Of Missing Out]
One of the displays that was really captivating at our winter image show was a display of ancient trees within a landscape setting. It has been in the making for over 6 years by the owner who hand crafted the fences and working gate as well as developed and styled the trees. This was for anyone who loves ancient and veteran trees in nature albeit in miniature in a bonsai form. It showcases some of the traditional tree management techniques of pollarding and coppicing which have shaped the way some of our old trees look today. For more information on ancient and veteran trees visit the ancient tree forum.