Bonsai nibbler raffle prizes

Just heard from Chris Guise, and he has donated 2 Bonsai Nibblers for the Swindon Winter Image Bonsai Show raffle which will be held on Sunday 26th February 2017. The two prizes are one R-mini and one T-mini as per the photos above. So thank you Chris and hope everyone gets their raffle tickets on the day to be in with a chance of winning one of these or many of the other great prizes.

For anyone not familiar with these items check out Bonsai Nibblers website for more details. In summary though Bonsai Nibblers are miniature tools used for carving and shaping wood. They are specifically designed for use on small and medium sized bonsai but can also be used for any kind of general wood carving.

Judging at Swindon Winter Image Show 2017

This year our panel of judges includes Steve McKee, who is our senior judge, so if you have any questions about the judging ask him. John Brocklehurst, Andy Jordan, Mark Kerry, Paul Eslinger, and Bill Baker so in total there will be 6 judges. If we find that the result ends in a draw then Reg Bolton will have the deciding vote. Derek May and Kit Bowns will be running the organisation behind the judging and counting up the results before the award ceremony at 2pm.

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Raffle prizes for 2017 Winter Image Bonsai Show

Winter show tree raffle prize 2017

The Swindon Winter Image Bonsai Show is being held on Sunday 26th February 2017 at the Grange Leisure Centre, Grange Drive, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 4JY from 10.30am.

We hold a raffle every year which includes many donated items from supporters of the show and we are very grateful for this.

In addition we buy some additional prizes for the raffle and this year we have six bonsai trees. These include a Trident maple over rock, a Japanese Apricot, a Chinese Juniper, a Japanese Larch, a Dawn Redwood, a Dwarf Jade Plant and an Ophiopogon accent. Plus three accent pots and two soils to all add to the raffle which now has over 20 prizes.

So for your chance to win one of these and any many more fabulous prizes, don’t forget to buy your raffle tickets on the door or throughout the day at the show. The raffle will be drawn at 2.30pm. Prizes to be claimed at this time, so make sure you are ready, available and have your tickets to hand. Hopefully you will be a winner.

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Dennis Henley

To celebrate our 40th Anniversary of Swindon and District Bonsai Society we will be running a series of posts focusing on our club members. We have asked them a series of questions and to start us off, this is Dennis Henley who has been doing bonsai as a hobby since 1990.

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Newbury and District Bonsai Society

 Newbury and District Bonsai Society are once again displaying bonsai at the Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 26th February 2017.  The Society has been displaying at this event for many years and we are very proud to support such an excellent show. We regularly attend other bonsai shows in the south (Wessex, Heathrow) as well as providing a display in the Newbury and District Agricultural show held in September each year.  We have been awarded RHS large gold awards for the last two years displays with many gold awards prior to that.

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Arihato Award 2017

This is a brief outline of the Arihato award which is one of the awards at our forth coming Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 26th February 2017. The incredible root stand is hand made and hand carved by Kit Bowns, a Swindon Club Member. Here is the background to the award from Kit himself.

I have eventually put all the elements together for the Arihato Award. Thanks to Paul Bowerbank for the base stand and continued encouragement despite my inability to finish anything and Timpsons for the engraved plaque.

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Warminster Bonsai Club

Warminster Bonsai club started over twenty five years ago when there was nothing like the information or speakers available today. Over the years like lots of clubs members have gained more knowledge and confidence to a point where we have members with a cross section of skills from the scientific to more practical skills as with carving. We welcome new club members and would be pleased to discuss more about our club with anyone at the forth coming Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 26th February where will be have a club display.

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Buying bonsai

 

Visiting Lodder Bonsai and buying new trees to add to your bonsai collection or even if you are just starting one is so much fun.

We have spent a lot of time, well days looking around the bonsai nursery selecting and reselecting trees to add to our trolley. If you have never been then it is well worth a trip to Lodder Bonsai at Hugo de Vriesweg 1, 3481 JA Harmelen, Nederland and they are open most days and welcome visitors.

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February tree of the month

1st place, SM Hornbeam

1st place, SM Hornbeam

3rd place, PR Chinese Elm

3rd place, PR Chinese Elm

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