Andy Pearson of Stone Monkey

“The quiet pot is the enduring pot”

If you are looking for the right pot for your tree then you may need to look no further than at the pots made by Andy Pearson of Stone Monkey Ceramics who will be one of the bonsai traders at our forth coming Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 26th February 2017. The show is open to the public too so if you are just starting out in the hobby it is a great place to meet other bonsai enthusiasts and purchase a few items to add to your collection or enhance your trees.

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John Armitage

Here is the second post from a well know exhibitor of bonsai who will be displaying his shohin at the Swindon Winter Image Show on February 26th 2017 and who needs little introduction, John Armitage and this post is in his own words.

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Preparation for the Swindon Winter Image Show 2017

Korean Hornbeam

It is that time of year again, time to start if you haven’t already getting your trees prepared for the 2017 Show season starting off in the UK with the Swindon Winter Image Bonsai Show on Sunday 26th February 2017. It will also be our 40th Anniversary of the Swindon Bonsai Club so a very special year this year so we look forward to seeing you all at the show to help celebrate.

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‘Physiology of Bonsai’ with Geoff Conybeare

Der baum

It was nice to see many Swindon club members this month, and even some visitors from both Newbury and Warminster bonsai clubs. Great to see Bonsai clubs pulling together.

Geoff gave a very interesting and technically based talk which I will try to summarise concisely. There was a wealth of detail included and we couldn’t possibly try to explain it here in one hit. Some key points:

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