Euonymus alatus (Spindle)
Shohin and Mame were represented well at this years Swindon Winter Image Show and not just as displays but as companion trees to larger trees and as part of club displays too. Here are a selection of the tiny trees that caught my attention at the show.
Kit Bowns is pleased to announce that the inaugural Arihato Award went to John Brocklehurst for his wonderful little Celastrus orbicularis (Bittersweet). It was a close thing with several trees worthy of the award but ultimately it came down to the best tree/pot combination.
Aberkenfig & District Bonsai Club
Thank you to all the visiting Clubs and Societies who attended the 2016 Swindon Winter Image Show, here are some of the overall club displays and more pictures will follow in future posts of the individual trees from the displays.
This year we also had a Public vote for the visitors to our Swindon Winter Image Bonsai show 2016 to vote for their favourite tree. There there were no prizes, but just a bit of fun and to involve everyone in the show. It was a close vote and two trees shared the honour of the accolade with the same number of votes cast.
It is with great sadness that I write a tribute to Sandra Knight who sadly passed away last week. Sandra was a very big part of the Warminster bonsai club, not only did she support her husband Clive with his bonsai trees, she was a keen bonsai enthusiast herself and had many lovely trees which she was very proud of.
Best Deciduous Tree: Warren Radford, Acer
Paul Bowerbank is our Chairman for Swindon and District Bonsai Society and he was given an award and named on the Federation of British Bonsai (FoBBS) Roll of Honours for his dedication to promoting the art of bonsai.
Well, it was another grand bonsai event start to 2016 with the first UK show of the season hosted by Swindon and District Bonsai Society. This year’s show was again a resounding success with over 450 attendees from visitors, traders, clubs and societies, judges, including invited guests and club members.
The club meets on the first Wednesday of each month (except January) at 7.30pm at Speen Village Hall, Newbury. Most of the meetings include hands-on workshops where we bring trees to work on and get advice from other members of the club. They hold frequent discussions, presentations and demonstrations on various bonsai topics: horticultural skills, practical skills, bonsai aesthetics and general botanical subjects. Gaining their external expertise via weekend workshops with an expert and they arrange digs at local sites where some prime bonsai material has been obtained over the years. They are a friendly group of enthusiasts and you’ll be very welcome to come along to see what they are all about. Please get in touch via newbury.bonsai@btinternet.com or ring Dave on 0118 983 3188.
Here’s a flavour of the displays we put on at various shows during the year. Newbury Bonsai Society will be displaying at our Winter Image Show this Sunday.