This year we were pleased to also have a great collection of small trees on a range of shohin and mame displays at our show. The detail of some of these tiny bonsai trees is exquisite and they also have the cute factor. Below are the photos from each of the trees on the displays… Read more »
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Bonsai odyssey with Kit
Kit started bonsai as a hobby in 2012 and this was the same year he joined Swindon Bonsai Club. His first ever bonsai was a Cherry tree and his favorite tree is the Japanese Apricot the Prunus mume, while his least favourite tree species is Ash.
Fast track to bonsai with Sally
Sally started out with bonsai in 2006 and has been working hard for 11 years to develop her trees and has really mastered techniques like leaf size reduction and ramification on Trident maples and loves to work on them.
Shohin and Mame @Wessex
The winner of the shohin and mame class was Anthony Stribling with his Hornbeam. In second place was Tom Buchanan with his Blackthorn. In third place was Tony Oswin with his Hawthorn.
Arihato Award 2017
This is a brief outline of the Arihato award which is one of the awards at our forth coming Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 26th February 2017. The incredible root stand is hand made and hand carved by Kit Bowns, a Swindon Club Member. Here is the background to the award from Kit himself…. Read more »
Buying bonsai
Visiting Lodder Bonsai and buying new trees to add to your bonsai collection or even if you are just starting one is so much fun. We have spent a lot of time, well days looking around the bonsai nursery selecting and reselecting trees to add to our trolley. If you have never been then… Read more »
Accents @ Spirit of Shohin 2016
In addition to seeing some stunning Shohin and Mame bonsai at the Spirit of Shohin Show at RHS Wisley there were also some creative and colourful accents, amazing bronzes, scrolls and beautiful pots.
Mame @ Spirit of Shohin 2016
This was an excellent collective set of displays of Mame, one of the largest seen in the UK to date, and wonderful to see such extraordinary extra-miniature trees on an impressive tiny scale.
Spirit of Shohin 2016
What a fabulous spring show of Shohin and Mame bonsai held at a stunning venue too at the RHS Gardens of Wisley. Congratulations to everyone who was part of the show especially Andy Jordan, the exhibitors and traders.
Cascade or not to cascade
It was a great opportunity at this years Swindon Winter Image Bonsai Show to see a fantastic array of bonsai styles, shapes and sizes as well as a good diversity of tree species. One style that captured my interest was that of the cascade and semi cascade.
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