Gordon Duffett
This years Bonsai Traders event at Capel Manor was successful with a good range of traders selling a wide variety of bonsai trees and everything bonsai. It was a great opportunity to buy supplies, pots and add to your collection of bonsai.
The summer fete at Milton Lilbourne was great fun this year and club members put on a lovely bonsai display for everyone to enjoy. An added attraction this year were camels in amongst the vintage cars, cake stands and so much more.
Following John’s ‘Gold’ medal successes at various shows, we were lucky to have him at the club for a day workshop on Sat 20th June 2015. Here are a few photos from the day. Many needed a good prune, shame I forgot to get some photos when they had been finished, but then we were all busy working!!! For John’s workshops see www.mendipbonsai.co.uk
The Wiltshire branch of the British Cactus & Succulent Society held it’s Annual show at the Melksham Assembly Hall today from 11am to 3.30pm. It was a great show and some of Swindon Bonsai club members who also enjoy the hobby of Cacti and Succulents entered into the show and did well.
Gold at Gardeners World Live at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham for John Trott of Mendip Bonsai with a stunning and very colourful display that looked magnificent. He has very kindly shared his thoughts in the post below and his photographs from his display, so congratulations John and thank you for sharing this with us.
Sunday 5th July 2015 held at Roots Garden Centre, Prior’s Court Road, Hermitage, Berkshire RG18 9TG
Bonsai with love was a great event held at today at Failand Village Hall near Bristol. It was a charitable bonsai event in support of Cancer Research and had some amazing bonsai trees on display from all over the UK. There were a wide range of bonsai traders
1st place, KB Pea shrub
2nd place, SM Cotoneaster
3rd place, PB Pyracantha
Today was Surrey Heath Bonsai Show which was held at Lord Pirbright Hall, The Green, Pirbright, Surry, GU24 0JE. It was a great show with over 50 bonsai trees from their club members on display as well as a sales table and demonstrations. The Club members were on hand to offer advice and also it was fun to vote on your top 3 trees of the display which was quite hard as there were some excellent trees to choose from.
