Posts Tagged: Bonsai trees

Bonsai in the 2nd millennium for Graham

Graham is our Club Treasurer at Swindon Bonsai Club and has been doing bonsai as a hobby since around 2000, so for 17 years now. His first ever bonsai was a Beech tree but sadly it is now deceased. His favorite tree species is the Acer and he enjoys working on Elms as he finds… Read more »

Steve Mckee’s bonsai safari

Best Chuhin, Steve McKee in 2015 Steve Mckee is a well known bonsai enthusiast and he got into bonsai after seeing them at a local show around 35 years ago. From then on he got the first edition of the British bonsai magazine and bought Peter Chans book. He then went to a Peter Adams workshop, and… Read more »

Paul’s sojourn with bonsai

Paul Reed has been doing bonsai for around 6-7 years now and joined Swindon Bonsai Club in around 2010. His first ever bonsai was a Chinese Elm that was given to him as a birthday present and since then his interest in the hobby has grown.

Dave Ashford’s bonsai dreams

Dave has been a Swindon Club member for around 4 years and was new to the hobby of bonsai at that time. It was his grandson who wanted to learn originally but after 6 months left but Dave continued in the hobby.

Chairman Paul and his bonsai exploits

Paul is the Chairman of Swindon Bonsai Club and has been doing bonsai since the early 1990s so has over 26 years experience with keeping, growing and maintaining bonsai trees. His first ever bonsai tree was a Siberian Elm which was given to him originally and he still has it now and it was in… Read more »

Phoenix Bonsai@Heathrow 2017

Phoenix Bonsai Group This is closed bonsai group for invitation only, so contact Allan Tolley for more details at aptdesign@hotmail.com or on 07709256118. You can check out their bonsai display at the 8th Heathrow Bonsai show below.

Sutton Bonsai@Heathrow 2017

  Sutton Bonsai Society Their club meetings are on the last Thursday of each month from 8:00-10:00. They meet at the 4th Ewell scout headquarters Bluegates, London Road, Ewell, KT17 2SA. For further details please contact Andy Jordan at antique.netsuke@gmail.com or visit their website. Have a look through the images below of their recent bonsai… Read more »

Sussex Bonsai@Heathrow 2017

  Sussex Bonsai Society Sussex Bonsai Group meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month at Wivelsfield Green Village Hall, Eastern Road, Wivelsfield Green, Nr Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 7QH at 8pm. There are regular workshops for repotting and styling, together with a host of demonstrations. The Group also host shows and workshops at… Read more »

Surrey Heath Bonsai@Heathrow 2017

  Surrey Heath Bonsai Society The Society meets every First Tuesday of the month at the Pirbright Village Hall (Pirbright Green), Dawney Hill Road (A324), Pirbright, Surrey GU24 0JE. All meetings commence at 7.30 p.m. Their programme includes expert speakers and practical workshops. Go to their events link on their website for a full listing… Read more »

Stourbridge Bonsai@Heathrow 2017

Stourbridge Bonsai Society They meet on the 2nd Sunday of the month except December at Bonded Warehouse, Stourbridge, DY8 4LU and new members are welcome, so contact Maurice on 07415 158167. They had a bonsai display at the 8th Heathrow Bonsai show and the images are below.