Perhaps some are thinking of creating a group planting or would like to imply a landscape effect. Graham’s slab-pots have been proving popular recently.
Blue glaze with Dragonfly pots
Graham Simpson doesn’t usually work with glazed pots. He has worked up a new blue glaze which is glossy, inky-dark and breaks to a yellow & brown speckle – and it’s matte.
Creating an exposed root
This started a while ago. A few Swindon club members collectively agreed they appreciated the exposed root style of bonsai while we were at another club’s show. We made a pact to have a go at creating one for ourselves, myself included. This is as far as I got Terry. I mostly work with pine so it wasn’t difficult to make a decision of what species to use, for me.
UK Bonsai Association Virtual Show
With all shows off the agenda for the time being, The UK Bonsai Association has instigated a virtual show to fill the void.
Submissions for the show are currently still open until 20th September 2020 if you wish to enter a tree.
All trees will then be displayed on their website between the 1st and the 10th October 2020. All members are welcome to email their favourite top five trees. All trees are identifiable by individual numbers beginning with the letter A so we would ask members to email their favourite trees in order of preference as follows:
1st = A034
2nd = A014
3rd = A067
4th = A087
5th = A022
Voting finishes on 10th October 2020, allowing time to have the results available for their November bulletin. All members including exhibitors can participate in the voting process. Please see UK Bonsai Association website for full information.
Spring bonsai delights
Firethorn (Pyracantha) 
Barberry (Berberis) 
Mountain maple (Acer palmatum) 
Mountain maple (Acer palmatum) 
Mountain maple (Acer palmatum) 
Crab Apple (Malus sieboldii) 
Trident maple (Acer buergerianum) 
Japanese red maple (Acer palmatum ‘Desjojo‘) 
One of the Raffle prizes for 2021 – Mountain maple (Acer palmatum)
Thank you Sally and Derek for posting these lovely spring images of your trees coming into leaf and flower this year. It is a stunning array of colour and blooms.
Traders at our show
Seems like so long ago now. These are the traders who attended our winter show earlier in the year. A big thank you to all of them for making the day.
Simon Hadden: Suteki! 
European Bonsai Pottery Collective 
Tony Remington: bonsai ceramics 
David Sampson 
Dragonfly bonsai pots 
Windybank Bonsai 
John Trott: Mendip Bonsai 
Davey Jones: Wallsall Ceramics Studio 
Chris Thomas: Dragon Bonsai 
Dan Butler 
Mark Kennerley: Wire Bonsai 
Corin Tomlinson: Greenwood bonsai 
Dan Barton bonsai pots 
Lee Verhorevoort bonsai
Trees of interest
We didn’t have a tree of the month at our last meeting. It was our Annual General Meeting. Members still brought in trees that looked at their seasonal best though.
Trees at our winter show
I think I got them all…
Award winning trees
