Posts Tagged: Bristol

Paul Bowerbank FoBBS roll of honours

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.

Bristol Bonsai Show

An excellent show as usual. Some lovely trees and accents on show. Lots of lovely, trees, pots and accents to buy. Awards for bonsai of excellence to: Malcolm Darbon – Black pine John Trott – Trident maple Mark cooper – Chinese elm Dan Barton – J.Hillier elm Alan Maggs – Rowan Ritta Cooper – English… Read more »

Bonsai with love

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

Accents and Bronzes

Here are a selection of the wonderful accents and bronzes today at the Shohin UK II Exhibition at Failands Village Hall near Bristol.

Broadleaves @ Shohin UK II Exhibition

The range of broadleaved trees at the Shohin UK II Exhibition 2015 was broad and diverse and the quality of the trees was excellent. Species ranging from Potentilla, through to Berbers, Gardenia, Zelkova, Chinese Elm,  Privet and Quince to name a few.

Evergreens @ Shohin UK II Exhibition

There was a good selection of evergreen bonsai at the Shohin UK II Exhibition 2015 from Junipers through to Black and Red Pines plus Hinoki cypress, Yew and Larch which technically is a deciduous conifer but I have added it into this set anyway.

Bonsai With Love

Held on June 14th 2015 in ‘Support of Cancer Research’ this event will be free admission including a number of traders. Steve Tolley has generously agreed to conduct an informal demo and Tony Tickle has been persuaded to donate his magnificent Yew bonsai for an auction. There will also be a tombola draw with loads… Read more »

Bristol Bonsai Society Show

Bristol Bonsai Society members did not disappoint today and had a show stopper to boot with a stunning Taxodium distchum (Swamp Cypress/Bald Cypress) which won the public vote as well as a personal favourite of mine too. The club members bonsai displays were set up along the lines of one table per display (Tokanoma style)… Read more »

Bristol Bonsai Society Show

Bristol Society are holding their show at Failand Village Hall on Sunday 24th August 2014. More details to follow on their website. Failand Village Hall Ox House Lane Failand Bristol BS9 3UL

2nd International Magical Bonsai Accents Exhibition

Congratulations to all those involved in hosting the 2nd International Magical Bonsai Accents Exhibition at Failand Village Hall, Bristol on Saturday 19th July as this was a great success and all who attended had a great day.