Rene Rooswinkel of Bonsai Focus has kindly donated two prizes for the raffle at our forth coming Winter Image Show on the 19th February 2012. They are a set of Japanese Bonsai magazines and a Japanese Bonsai photo book.
Bonsai Focus
Erin Bonsai Pots
Wow! what a fantastic collection of pots. We’ve been in touch with Bonsai suppliers from across Europe trying to get some great prizes for you at our upcoming Winter Show.
Design from nature
Terry Adams gave a brilliant presentation for us with a slideshow of images of trees in nature and how they offer serious food for thought when it comes to bonsai design. He presented his ideas on designing bonsai trees based on his many years of observations of nature. He has gained inspiration from many sources
Root over rock styles
Recently there have been some fabulous examples of root over rock styles at bonsai shows throughout the UK and some excellent examples were present at Heathrow bonsai show this month. This technique of planting the bonsai over a rock or even clinging to a rock is not an easyone to perfect and to be convincing
Can you smell your Katsura tree?
Bright red autumn colour on a bonsai Katsura tree
One of the most remarkable aspects of this tree, the Katsura is around now for all to smell, it is the wonderful onset of autumn colour and smell which sets the taste buds alight. The leaves as they go into senescence (autumn colour) emit a fabulous scent which is described as that of
Lee Verhorevoort Bonsai workshop
This was a very helpful workshop in which we all gained from, in more ways than one. Lee helped all of us assess our trees from new perspectives
Bonsai @ Kew Gardens
This is one area of Kew gardens I have not been to before, and it is set out behind the new Alpine House in a quiet corner of Kew gardens near the School of Horticulture. It is a modest collection on display but this forms part of Kew’s wider bonsai tree collection.
Tiny Trees with Bob and Terry
This was an evening’s insight into everything that is great about bonsai yet packed into a scale that is miniature in a world of what is commonly referred to as Mame and Shohin.
Nebari @ Bonsai World 2011
The key to a bonsai trees survival is its roots, and there are some crucial reasons why bonsai tree roots are so important and these are
Accents @ Bonsai World 2011
Following a great evening workshop last month on accents by Ritta Cooper at our last club night, I have a greater appreciation of accents and how they are created and can be used to enhance the bonsai tree on display. I therefore took a greater interest in them today at the Bonsai World 2011 event at Crawley Lesiure Centre
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