This year we had nine visiting bonsai clubs and societies including Ashfield, Bristol, Eastleigh, Glynderi, Newbury, Splinter Group, Surrey Heath, Twickenham and Warminster. They each put on fabulous displays of their club members trees for the enjoyment of everyone and thank you for your continued support at our show.
This year we were fortunate enough to have the pleasure of John Armitage on behalf of the British Shohin Cooperative providing a talk and demomstration on Shohin and styling a shohin Juniper. It was a resounding success with standing room only in the room while John talked and worked his magic on styling the juniper. John later donated the tree to our raffle. Everyone enjoyed seeing the mini bonsai displays which looked incredible. Thank you to Mark Moreland of UKBA and Gary Careford from the British Shohin Cooperative for putting on this display at our show.
This year was again a fantastic year for our Swindon Winter Image show and we had a great number of visitors who all got to enjoy not only the bonsai displays but also the shopping opportunities from our traders. Traders included Gordon Duffett, Graham of Dragonfly bonsai pots, Tony Remmington, Simon of Suteki, Wallsall Studio Ceramics, John Trott of Mendip Bonsai, Windybank Bonsai, China Mist, Greenwood Bonsai Studios, Chris Thomas, Dan Butler, LV Bonsai, Zacs bonsai, Dan Baron Esoteric pots. A great day was had by all, thank you for your continued support for our show.
Here are all the trees used in the show as well as some photos’ from the British Shohin Bonsai Co-operative and the UK Bonsai Group exhibition, talk and demo held in the fitness room at the centre on Sunday the 15th February 2026. Thanks to Andy and Mandy for the pictures. [click to enlarge the photo]……..
No 38 Evergreen, Clive K………………No 43A/B Shohin, Amelia W……………………No 39 Deciduous, Sally M
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Merit Award – Visiting Club Display – Twickenham Bonsai Club
Swindon President’s Award, No 36, White Beech. Andy Beswick
Especially for you, the bonsai growers into the smaller trees, is a gallery of the shohin size display from the Twickenham show.