At last the sun came out in Swindon and it got very warm in the afternoon, with not a cloud in the sky. This was just in time for the annual event at Queens Park, in the centre of Swindon; as part of ‘Love your Parks’ the Queens Park Committee hold a family fun day. A small… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Bristol Bonsai Show 2012
Sunday 19th August is the date set for the Bristol Bonsai Society annual members’show being held at Failand Village Hall, near Bristol on. Our very own Terry Adams will be representing Swindon and exhibiting a couple of trees. Guest demonstrations by Simon Temblett and John Trott. Light refreshments and a small sales area will be… Read more »
Summer workshop – Siberian Elm over rock styling
This month we had an evening looking back at the Siberian Elms that various club members had been growing over rocks for the past few years since being given them as cuttings.
July Tree of the Month
This month was a well attended tree of the month with ten entries. Here are the trees that were in this months competition.
John Pitt workshop
What an excellent day, we had John Pitt of John Pitt Bonsai Ceramics for a whole day workshop and he ran through a critique of each of the club members trees that were brought along to the workshop.
Application for tree display @ the Swindon ‘Winter Image’ show 2013
The Swindon ‘Winter Image’ Show will be here soon, and arrangements are being made for it. The Grange Drive centre has been booked for Sunday the 24th February 2013. In the past the Swindon club have invited individual bonsai exhibitors to display tree(s). As the show has now become more popular, we are receiving many more… Read more »
Pyracantha bonsai history
Here is a brief photographic history of a Pyracantha as a bonsai which was given to one of the club members back in 2002.
Bonsai Roots Show, Berkshire
Newbury and District Bonsai Society hosted a bonsai show at Roots Garden Centre off Priors Court Road near hermitage today and it was a very good event.
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