This is a National Bonsai Event for bonsai trees that have been created strictly from British material trees — nothing from overseas will be exhibited. Anyone is eligible to submit trees for selection for exhibition at the event. Vendors can trade for free on the lawn adjoining the north side of the hall but must first apply to do so.
Yet again a good day at the Wanborough show, blessed with a mainly dry day. It’s always good to pack things away ‘DRY’.
Reg Bolton and his brother Jeff are holding an Open Gardens afternoon, as per the poster above. Both are RHS judges, Jeff specialises in fruit and vegetables, while Reg is of course bonsai.
What a huge difference a year makes to the weather at the Stratton Festival, Grange Drive, Swindon the same Leisure centre that we use for our ‘Winter Image’ show every February.
Salisbury Bonsai Club have invited Swindon together with other clubs/societies to attend their 30th Anniversary Show which will be opened by Chris Thomas and Judged by Peter Chan.
Yet another lovely show with quality displays, trees and accents, if you missed it you missed a good one.
Again we were joined by David Jones and his helper for the day, Charlotte Walby for an all day pottery workshop.
John Trott, [https://www.mendipbonsai.co.uk/] Mendip Bonsai Studio followed on from a very busy time of year, a ‘Gold’ Medal at the “Chelsea Flower Show” and then the Bath and West Show and the Cornwall Show. John attended the NEC Birmingham for the Gardeners World Live show 2018 with a lovely display of all Azalea’s except the accent plants. He was voted as the………… Geoff Hamilton Award – Best in Show.
Not long until the Rowdeford Garden Fair, just to the north west of Devizes.
Due to Andrew Pearson from Stone Monkey having to put his feet up while he has his new pottery workshop built, he wasn’t able to produce a Commemorative Pot for Armistice Day, to be raffled during the year, with all monies going to the Royal British Legion.
The challenge was taken up by Simon Haddon of Suteki Accent Pots. He has been working flat out to get it finished and it only came out of the kiln the day before the Swindon show.
Raffle tickets will be available at various venues throughout the year, starting at Swindon, so make sure that you get in early, visit the Suteki sales stand and see Simon for a ticket. The pot will be on display [as long as he doesn’t drop it] It’s £3 a ticket and the raffle will be drawn at the Heathrow show in October.
Andrew will be trading at the show before he then starts planning his new range of ceramics to go with the new workshop.
