Yearly Archives: 2014

Bonsai at Roots July 2014

Today was an excellent day at the Roots Bonsai Show near Newbury and there were a superb array of bonsai trees on display and all sorts of bonsai goodies to buy from esoteric pots to great value bonsai trees, scrolls, and lots more.

Grand Bonsai Event Traders

Held at Capel Manor Gardens, Enfield, Middlesex, this event is organised by the Bonsai Traders Association and featured some of the best in the UK. Comprising of

Roots Bonsai 6th July 2014

Newbury & District Bonsai Society once again will host BONSAI ROOTS at Roots Garden Centre, Prior’s Court Road, Hermitage, Berkshire, RG18 9TG on Sunday 6th July 2014. The Show will be open from 10:00am – 16:00pm. There will be displays from clubs, bonsai traders, demonstrations and members of many clubs working on trees. For more details… Read more »

Are you feeding your bonsai tree?

It is now summer here in the UK, so hopefully you all have your feeding and watering regimes in place for your bonsai tree(s). It is important to feed because

Flowering bonsai in June

June is a good time for flowering shrubs more so than trees and some shrubs make excellent bonsai, here is a quick guide to what could be out in flower this month, but timings can vary depending on the weather.

Defoliation of Ginkgo’s

Ginkgo biloba are a fascinating species of tree and everyone should have at least one in their bonsai or tree collection. Recently I have been experimenting with defoliation techniques on them to aid with encouraging back budding and improve the density of buds on the branches which in turn will lead then to smaller leaves… Read more »