The build up to Chelsea is months of preparation with making the stand and all the elements of the display followed then by a very busy three days building the display up at Chelsea. Reg Bolton of Swindon and District Bonsai Society and his team of supporters aid with this process and here are some of the images of the build provided by Graham Stubbs.
1st place, MP Acer
2nd place, AW Styrax japonica
3rd place, DB Hawthorn
There were so many bonsai trees at the Wessex show it took sometime arranging them and so a big thank you to all the members of Wessex who helped with the organisation and made the show happen as it was a great success.
This was the Swindon and District Bonsai display at the Wessex Show this year on Sunday 3rd May, and congratulations to all those clubs and societies who put on displays and the winning club display went to Eastleigh Bonsai Society.
The Wessex Show was as usual an excellent show with a good standard of bonsai in the competition and here are the winners of each class from the Show.
The North Devon Bonsai Society are hosting their annual bonsai show at RHS Rosemoor, Great Torrington, EX38 8PH on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th April 2015.
1st place, PB Siberian Elm
2nd place, DA Cherry
3rd place, DH Acer
Sutton Bonsai society Show entrance
Sutton Bonsai Society held their show today at the prestigious RHS Wisley Gardens, Surrey. There was a good amount of admiring public as the show was included within the entrance fee at Wisley’s gate. An on-site RHS conifer specialist took the time in the morning to walk and talk us from the show, out to the Pinetum and back through the walled gardens. We enjoyed a very friendly atmosphere and the chance to catch up with friends about the progression of spring here in the UK. Splendid displays, friendly club, great time of year, the cafe round the corner was tasty, superb grounds – this show had a lot going for it.
Image following 3 months pruning of the crown to develop a more compact form
Experimenting with creating bonsai is a great way to learn, and I happened across a reasonably priced plaited trunked Ficus in a garden store last year and wanted to find out a bit more about how they actually create the plaited trunks so I bought one to find out.
Below is the stages following purchase through to repotting to understand how they make them.
Rene Lecocq is from Belgium and is well known for his stunning bonsai pots, which apparently he began to create when he started the hobby for bonsai and his love of bonsai and inspiration come through in his pots. Here are a few images of his pots on sale at the Lodder Bonsai Open Weekend.
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