This wasn’t a place we first expected to see bonsai, staying in the Fujiya Hotel for a couple of days enjoying the ornamental gardens from our room we decided to go for a closer look. Whilst exploring the beautifully maintained gardens we stumbled upon a good sized collection of bonsai trees seemingly maintained by the hotel almost tucked away out sight. Located south from Tokyo, the hotel is one of the oldest in Japan, and has had many famous guests and includes some very luxurious hot spring baths. Even though our trip wasn’t solely focused on
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Simon Temblett
Simon Temblett brought a series of his own bonsai trees in for our monthly club night and talked through his approach creating some fascinating works of art and stunning bonsai. He has over the years created very classical bonsai for which he is well known for, these he has created from raw material or garden centre stock and he is proud to have grown his trees with this process rather than buy a ready made bonsai.
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One of the things I remember fondly about our trip to Japan, wasn’t just the big impressive show-worthy bonsai but the domestic bonsai that could be found in any random location by the road or outside the ticket office at a bus station. I was going to describe this as ‘achievable’ bonsai, but in nothing more than admiration;
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Started germinating in April 2014 after planting in March 2014.
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1st place, PB Siberian Elm
2nd place, AW Shishigashira Maple
3rd place, SM Chinese Elm
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Jade group first put together in February 2013
Succulents make great bonsai, and one of the most common is the Jade plant or Crassula. There are many different types of Crassula, some with large thick succulent leaves whilst others have tiny leaves. They have flowers but some flower more readily than others in my experience.
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The European Bonsai-San show Saulieu was on the 18th and 19th October 2014 and with thanks to Nicolas Baleux for the photos from the show here are some of the amazing bonsai trees that were on display.
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The Heathrow Bonsai Show was a great success, and some of the broadleaved bonsai trees on display were shown to their full advantage with the onset of autumn colour and even those that had yet to turn were still impressive as shown from the sample of broadleaved bonsai trees on display below. The range of styles was excellent with groups, cascades, semi cascades, formal and informal uprights to name a few styles.
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Even though it is still autumn, some of the bonsai trees on display at Heathrow Bonsai Show were already in their winter image which allows you to see the full tracery and structure of the trees. The next show where you will also get this opportunity will be at the Swindon Winter Image Show in 2015 on Sunday 22nd of February so come along if you missed out at this show.
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There were some stunning Shohin displays and individual shohin on display at Heathrow Bonsai Show and some of the tree/ pot combinations were superb. Here is a selection of some of the Shohin bonsai trees that were on show.
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