It was a busy night in Swindon, the majority of members turned up plus some visitors from Wales to enjoy Steve McKee’s talk. The more the merrier and it made for a very fun evening.
There were a good range of accents on display at the Roots Bonsai Show this weekend near Newbury, a wide range of species and good to see so many in flower adding a touch of colour to the bonsai displays.
1st place, GS Juniper
2nd place, SM Privet
3rd place, PB Cotoneaster
Thank you all for bringing your Ginkgo bonsai along to Roots Bonsai Show, it was great to see so many different shapes and sizes of Ginkgo bonsai and be able to set up a display in tribute to a great tree species which also in my opinion look great as bonsai.
This year it was great to see so many different bonsai trees on display at Roots Bonsai that have not been shown previously or recently making it a great experience to see new interesting species, shapes and styles. The bonsai trees came from all over the South of England from the 12 clubs and societies plus individuals who set up some wonderful bonsai displays for everyones aesthetic delight.
MD Creations in Wood
There were a range of traders at Roots Bonsai Show this weekend including Malcolm Driffield with his Creations in wood, Daniel Butler and his fine art sculpture and ceramics, Bonsai trees Southampton, Dan Barton of Esoteric pots, Bonsai Presentations, Dai-ichi Bonsai and Lee Verhorvoort of LV Bonsai.
Swindon Club members put on a display at Roots Bonsai Show near Newbury and it was a great display with bonsai trees of all sizes from Mame through to Chuhin and a mix of species creating a good diversity for everyone to see and enjoy. Thank you to all those who helped put on the display and prepared trees for the display.
This year was another great bonsai show hosted by Newbury & District Bonsai Society at Roots Garden Centre, Hermitage. It was a well attended show from 10am until 4pm with a range of visiting clubs and societies, plus traders and their was space for workshops and demonstrations.
TWO gardens, one fruit/vegetables/flowers and one full of quality Bonsai – ALL in Aid of Charity.
In addition to the good selection of traders at the Bonsai Traders Event at Capel Manor, there were also four very good exhibitions put on by The Bonsai Group Enfield, Splinter Group, Middlesex Bonsai and British Suiseki.