Posts categorised: General Interest

What a great show and a fun day to catch up with everyone and talk trees. Congratulations to the whole team of UKBA who are involved in making it happen year after year and to all those who entered their bonsai displays which were awesome. A special thanks to Simon Haddon who arranged for the… Read more »

After a report on here by Ross regarding a Japanese black pine…………way back in 2020, I finally had the time to have a go but on a much smaller scale. https://swindon-bonsai.co.uk/2020/09/06/creating-an-exposed-root/

After a 6.30 start it was nice to get to be a passenger princess for the second half of the 3 hour trip to The Newark Showground with Neve driving the second leg. From the size of the queue, it was clear that given the sad demise of the Doncaster Show that Newark Bonsai-Fest was… Read more »

Best Tree in Show, Awarded in memory of Bob Bailey and Past Swindon Club members…… Andy Beswick [Mountain Maple]

Main Awards……….. This year the Swindon club decided to add a ‘NEW’ Award to the list, “Best Tree in Show” ….. It is being awarded in memory of Bob Bailey and past Swindon club members. This award will be judged by several senior members of the club.

Dan Barton is a long standing supporter of Worldwide bonsai, UK bonsai and the Swindon ‘Winter Image’ show every year, as a traders, exhibitor, judge and visitor. This year he is donating to the raffle:- an exclusive and signed copy of his book, relating to pots sized 12″ x 12″. On the show day the… Read more »

A tribute to celebrate the life of Andrew Pearson, a truly remarkable man whose creativity, kindness, and passion left an indelible mark on all who had the privilege of knowing him. Andrew was not just a talented ceramicist but an artist of extraordinary vision. Through his work with Stone Monkey Ceramics, he transformed clay into… Read more »

Sunday the 1st September 2024, saw a number of the club members travelling to David’s nursery near Coventry. The morning was spent talking about Mame sized trees and ways to improve them. The sun came out in the afternoon and things warmed up in the polytunnel, in more ways than one……… we got to get… Read more »

Today [17th August 2024] saw the club at a nice warm and sunny Wanborough Show, just outside Swindon. Our yearly display at the show.