Yearly Archives: 2014

Surrey Heath at Roots Bonsai

Surrey Heath Bonsai Society had a great range of tree species on their display at Roots Bonsai including a wide range of succulent accents. The Society meets every First Tuesday of the month at the Pirbright Village Hall (Pirbright Green), Dawney Hill Road (A324), Pirbright, Surrey. All meetings commence at 7.30 p.m. on the first… Read more »

Solent Bonsai Society at Roots

Solent Bonsai Society had a brilliant display once again at Roots with some excellent additions to the display to add interest and capture the imagination and also add a fun element to the display.

Warminster Bonsai Society at Roots

Warminster Bonsai Club meet at 7.30 in the evening, on the third Thursday of each month at Christ Church Hall Warminster BA12 9PJ. They put on a great display at Roots and the show manager is Clive Harber and he is supported by the club members who also provide their trees for the display.

Sussex Bonsai at Roots

Sussex Bonsai Group put on a three individual tokanoma tree displays as their display which were well balanced and beautifully presented at the Roots Bonsai Show this weekend. They meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month at Wivelsfield Green Village Hall in West Sussex at 8pm-10pm.

Swindon Bonsai Society at Roots

Our club display was a diverse range of species predominately broadleaved with one or two more unusual species including a Maidenhair tree and a Taiwanese Fig. One item that appeared to also draw attention

Open Gardens in Aid of Charity

  Reg & Jeff Bolton will again be opening up their gardens to the public. All proceeds will go to the Thamesdown Hydrotherapy Pool. Reg as many of you will know has been growing Award winning bonsai for years.

Newbury Bonsai Society at Roots

Newbury and District Bonsai Society hosted another great bonsai event this year near Newbury at Roots Garden Centre. It was a well attended show with a good range of traders and attending clubs and societies who also got a chance to catch up and work on bonsai trees throughout the day. Thank you to Newbury… Read more »

An evening with accents

This month Joanna joined us with a selection of plants from her nursery in Warnborough, Wiltshire. Club members were also invited to bring accent plantings they had created for viewing and discussion. It was great to dedicate an entire evening to smaller plantings and apt, taking into consideration the Magical Bonsai Accents show in Bristol next… Read more »

Sad Goodbye to an Old Club Member

It is with sadness that I have to inform you of the death of Ron Moorcroft a few days ago, He was a Lifetime Member of the Swindon Club. Ron had been a member of the club since the 70’s until bad health prevented him from taking any active part in club meetings. His wife… Read more »