1st place DH with a Maple 2nd place AW with Gingko 3rd place SM with Hornbeam
Yearly Archives: 2012
Salisbury Show
Pictures taken at Salisbury Bonsai Society’s show at the Salisbury Auction Centre. Demonstrations with Peter Chan, John Trott and Manuel Gonzales. Additional traders included Brian Mackichan and Gordon Duffett. I’m pleased to announce Swindon took the best display in show title.
Nature as inspiration
Puzzlewood is an awesome woodland attraction near the village of Coleford in the Forest of Dean. We took a day trip to visit the awe inspiring woods following a recommendation from a fellow bonsai enthusiast and were not disappointed.
Family Fun Day – Queens Park, Swindon
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 »
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.
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