Yearly Archives: 2015

15% online discount @Hoka-En

If you need anything bonsai related throughout the month of February visit www.hoka-en.nl and get your 15% discount by using the code BONSAI2015.

Erin Pots Winter Show Raffle prize for 2015

This year Vic Harris has again created and provided two fabulous bonsai pots as a raffle prize for our Swindon Winter Image show on the 22nd February 2015. Vic and Glyn Harris are Erin Bonsai Pottery and they create hand made bonsai and accent pots of exquisite detail and design and are a must have… Read more »

February meeting

Last chance to discuss the arrangements, the planning is in the details. We’ve been all out preparing the displays, backdrops and everything else that goes into making what we hope will be, another great show.

Bonsai in February

February in the Northern Hemisphere is still classed as winter and it is a difficult month to predict the weather especially as the mild then cold conditions seem to be prevailing. Here are some generic guidelines to what to do with your bonsai trees in February but this will vary somewhat with specific tree species.

Jake Hobson

We are pleased to announce this years judging line up at our winter show is going to be a little different, first off we’re thrilled to have Jake Hobson, garden tree specialist and author will be joining the judging panel. For those of you who don’t know him here is a bit of background. How… Read more »

Root stands

Swindon club member Kit has been very busy recently, he has been whittling these beautifully crafted root stands. I have always adored these unique pieces of craftsmanship; you won’t often find these stands available through retailers as they just aren’t commercially viable to produce because of the investment of time it takes to produce each… Read more »

Pomegranate as Bonsai

Punica granatum is the Pomegranate. This is a semi deciduous tree which looses leaves if kept cool in winter. The tree is broadleaved. It has bright red flowers but some forms are white, pink or yellow and can have single or double flowers.

Revered japanese pine trees

Fellow Japanophiles, if you have ever wondered why pine trees are so revered in Japan, this video attempts to explain it, bonsai and all. Made and broadcast by NHK world, shared by Jake Hobson.