The selection of evergreen bonsai trees at the Swindon Winter Image Show 2017 was great with a wide range of species from Pines to Junipers to Yew and Spruce to name a few. Here are a selection of the evergreen bonsai there on display.
Here are some of the accents from the Swindon Winter Image Show 2017, and it was fun to see what new ideas and new combinations of plants and pots and bronzes are being used as accents this year.
Thank you everyone for coming to the 2017 Swindon Winter Image Show, it was a great day with so many wonderful bonsai exhibits to spend time discussing, viewing and admiring. At one point during the show it was standing room only and hopefully everyone who came to the show went away with good memories of the day. From everyone at Swindon and District Bonsai Club thank you again and we look forward to seeing you all again next year. Here are a few images from the day of the show.
It was with great pleasure that Paul Bowerbank was able to present Reg Bolton with the 40th Anniversary Award of Swindon and District Bonsai Society. Reg was one of the founder members of Swindon Bonsai Club back in 1977 from its creation and it is great to see the results of over 50 years of his passion for bonsai with his amazing bonsai trees that were on display at the Swindon Winter Image Show this year again.
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Swindon Winter Image Show making it a great event to have been part of. Thank you also to our award sponsors and a special thank you to Kit Bowns for making such a fabulous hand carved root stand that was incredible. Congratulations also to all the prize winners and it was a pleasure to see such remarkable trees on display this year.
Year of show preparations
Well the preparations for the show usually start immediately after the current show has just finished so we started preparing for the 2017 in February 2016 so a year in the making. There is always so much to do when organizing a bonsai show including some of the following like ensuring there are enough tables and we needed 114. Having enough cloths and backdrops for the exhibits and there were 72 screens to cloth. Not then forgetting to work out who can supply any shortfalls and organising transportation to get all the items to the show and back again. Inviting traders, guest exhibitors, clubs, promoting the event and sorting out raffle prizes, the list goes on but it is all worth it in the end.
Thank you to all our 6 judges, Steve McKee, John Brocklehurst, Andy Jordan, Mark Kerry, Paul Eslinger and Bill Baker for all their work at the show analyzing and viewing all the exhibits and selecting the eventual award winning trees. It was not an easy task as the standard and quality of trees on display was superb.
Congratulations go to Simon Crocker for winning the Best Tree Pot Combination at the Swindon Winter Image Show 2017 with his Blackthorn.
Congratulations to Dragon Bonsai for winning the Best Innovation Award at the Swindon Winter Image Show sponsored by Dan Barton and judged by Dan too. There was a second winner of the award and this went to Kit Bowns for his stunning hand made Bonsai pipe display which was exquisite.
Best Club display for Splinter Group presented by John Pitt and Reg Bolton
Congratulations to Splinter Group for winning the Best Club display at the Swindon Winter Image Show this year. One of my favourite elements of the display is the hand made metal stand with the cutest tiny Mame tree on it, which is delightful.
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