Wood Fair 2016

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The Test Valley Wood Fair is on Saturday 3rd September 2016 at Zion’s Hill Copse, Chandlers Ford, SO53 4SJ next to Knightwood Leisure Centre.

It is a free event and this year there will be bonsai trees at the event kindly displayed by Eastleigh Bonsai Society and Solent Bonsai Society including trees for sale from Southampton Bonsai.

The event is a one day event within the local nature reserve and there are limited car parking facilities within the site but additional car parking is available at the lesiure centre.
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Bonsai @ Capel Manor 2016

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There were two clubs exhibiting at Capel Manor and they were Splinter Group and Middlesex Bonsai Society and both displays were very good. There were lots of traders including Walsall Studio Ceramics, Gordon Duffett, Ken Leaver of WindyBank Bonsai, Lee Verhorevoort , Corin Tomlinson, Reid bonsai, Clive Mckintyre , Bonsai tag and many more.  There were also some lovely trees, pots and accessories at competitive prices to buy and a really good event to go too.

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Bonsai @ Milton Lilbourne

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Thank you once again Milton Lilbourne for inviting Swindon Bonsai to put on a small exhibition of bonsai at your Summer Faye. It was a fun day with Classic cars, vintage machinery, a dog agility display, Bang  to Rites Drummers, cream teas and much more and we all had an enjoyable day out. It is an annual event organised in aid of Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal & Prospect Hospice and well worth adding to your events calendar for 2017.

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Cactus & Succulent Melksham

Cactus & Succulent Show Melksham

Cactus and succulent are a vast and extensive family of plants. You should check some of them out. Wiltshire branch are holding their annual show on 2nd July 2016 at Melksham Assembly Hall from 1100 to 1530. It’s only a quid to get in and has plant sales, refreshments and even some bonsai!

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Platinum award for John Trott

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Huge congratulations go to John Trott of Mendip Bonsai Studio for his stunning bonsai display at the Gardeners World live at the NEC this year. Also what a surprise, John received a platinum award (one above a Gold) and the inaugural Geoff Hamilton award for best in show. He won against stiff competition as there were 106 exhibitors and in his words is “well chuffed”. Bonsai was well represented there with 4 platinum awards and a silver-gilt.

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