Bonsai nibblers
Thank you to Chris Guise for donating these brilliant carving tools to the Swindon Show raffle. Chris for anyone who has yet to see it is the creator of the most exquisite Biblo Baggins bonsai house entitled Bag End Bonsai Trayscape. He is also a bonsai enthusiast from the local area in Maidenhead and is a mechanical engineer by trade.
Lodders Raffle Prizes
These prizes, kindly donated to our Winter Show raffle by Gerrit Lodder of Lodder Bonsai bv and Hoka-En Bonsai Studio, NL
Walsall Studio Ceramics are to be a trader at our Winter Image Show 
and they have kindly donated a pot for the raffle which can be won on Sunday 23rd February by entering the raffle.
This is a very unusual species of tree to use as a bonsai and is from the Rhamnacea family. It is named after the Dutch botanist Berthout van Berchem and has some great characteristics that lend themselves to bonsai.
1st place, MP Corkbark Elm
2nd place, RA Prunus mume
3rd place, AW Corkbark Elm
Tonight Chairman Paul, along with Reg proposed their action plan for our upcoming show a week on Sunday. Terry Adams then took centre stage, sharing a few slides and his thoughts about his visits to the Japanese gardens of Brooklyn and San Francisco.
Here is a quick photographic A-Z of outdoor bonsai trees currently available from Hoka-en Bonsai Studio and Lodder Bonsai bv that we saw on our recent trip showing you the shear diversity of what is now available including some of the new stock that has just arrived.
Pinus parviflora
Lee Verhorevoort is expecting his new stock in April, but if you can’t wait that long and want a sneaky peek now, have a look at his website.
Olea 17 years old Winter Show 2014 Raffle Prize
For your chance to win these great trees at our Winter Show on Sunday the 23rd February. All you have to do is turn up on the day and buy a raffle ticket, it is that easy.
This is a great time to visit Lodder Bonsai bv and the Hoka-en Bonsai Studio of Gerrit Lodder as the new stock for 2014 has just arrived. It was hand picked by Gerrit, the choice of species & styles is stunning and their are also some new species that are quite unusual too.
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