Yearly Archives: 2018

Erin pots raffle prizes

Thank you once again Vic Harris for donating these fabulous bonsai pots for our raffle as prizes for our Swindon Winter Image show on the Sunday 25th February 2018. 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 »

Judges @ Swindon Winter Image Show 2018

We are fortunate this year again to have a great line up of bonsai judges at our Swindon Winter Image show on Sunday 25th February 2018. Here are our judges 1. Steve McKee and Chief Judge 2. Andy Hardman 3. Ian Warhurst 4. Andy Jordan 5. Bill Baker 6. Warren Radford

Awards and judging @Swindon Winter Image Show 2018

Not long now before the Swindon Winter Image Bonsai Show on Sunday 25th February 2018, looking forward to seeing everyone there. Here is the list of awards and details about the judging criteria for each of the award categories.

Stone Monkey raffle prize

A huge thank you again to Andy Pearson of Stone Monkey Ceramics for his donation of one of his stunning pots as a raffle prize for the Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 25th February. Raffle tickets will be available on sale at the door as well as throughout the day so don’t forget to… Read more »

Wire bonsai trees @ Swindon Winter Image Show

I will be at Swindon Winter image show with my 2018 collection of wire trees on Sunday 25th February. These wire trees are all handmade in Wales, each one is unique in its own small way and they come in a variety of sizes and styles. For more details or to reserve a tree email mark@greendragonbonsai.co.uk… Read more »

Where to see Bonsai in 2018

February 2018 Noelanders Trophy XIX. International Bonsai Show Saturday and Sunday February 3rd – 4th Limburghal, Genk, Belgium Demos. Kunio Kobayashi,(Japan). Bjorn Bjorholm, (USA). Milan Karpisek, (CZ). Giacomo Pappalardo, (IT) www.bonsaiassociation.be E-mail: secretaris@bonsaiassociation.be Swindon Winter Image Bonsai Show Sunday February 25th Grange Leisure Centre, Grange Drive, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN3 4NJ Doors open to… Read more »

SUTEKI @Swindon Winter Image Show 2018

Following a random conversation with Andy Pearson of Stone Monkey Ceramics in 2011 SUTEKI was born! My original idea was just to make pots for myself but was then encouraged to make more and try selling them on and the rest, as they say, is history.

Bonsai in the 2nd millennium for Graham

Graham is our Club Treasurer at Swindon Bonsai Club and has been doing bonsai as a hobby since around 2000, so for 17 years now. His first ever bonsai was a Beech tree but sadly it is now deceased. His favorite tree species is the Acer and he enjoys working on Elms as he finds… Read more »

Aka Matsu School of Bonsai

The Akamatsu School of Bonsai was first established in about 2002 as a way of Rob Atkinson teaching and running workshops. In the early days we met monthly on a Sunday to work on our trees, in the hayloft above the old cow byers at Eden Hill Farm, near Beamish in Co Durham. This was… Read more »

Steve Mckee’s bonsai safari

Best Chuhin, Steve McKee in 2015 Steve Mckee is a well known bonsai enthusiast and he got into bonsai after seeing them at a local show around 35 years ago. From then on he got the first edition of the British bonsai magazine and bought Peter Chans book. He then went to a Peter Adams workshop, and… Read more »