Sunday 10th April is the Bonsai Traders Association Spring Show @Sports Connexion, Ryton on Dunsmore, Coventry. Admission is free. For more information contact Corin Tomlinson of Greenwood Bonsai Studio on 0115 9205757 or E-mail office@bonsai.co.uk.
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Spirit of Shohin 2016
Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd April “Spirit of Shohin 2016” @RHS Gardens, Wisley, Wisley Lane, Wisley, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6QB (Junction 10 of M25). Contact Andy Jordan 07958 372101 or antique.netsuke@gmail.com. This is a major exhibition of the best of British shohin run by the British Shohin Bonsai in association with Sutton Bonsai Society. Useful links Sutton… Read more »
North London Bonsai Group Spring Show
Sunday 27th March –North London Bonsai Group Spring Show @Capel Manor, Enfield, Middlesxe, EN1 4RQ. Admission £6.50 and open from 10am until 4pm. Contact Bob Mcgregor on 07903 710509
Bonsai Exposition Neuville-saint-Rémy, France
For information on the 2014 show please check out our previous posts: Newspaper article on the show and highlights Conifers at the exhibition Accents at the exhibition Suiseki at the exhibition Oliver Cornet of O Bonsai Jardin de bonsai
Ents and unusual styles
If you haven’t seen many different styles of bonsai then take a look at some of these amazing shapes and styles that we saw at the BCI convention in China in 2015. They will certainly give you something to think about…and hopefully you will be coming to the Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 28th… Read more »
Bonsai Boot Sale
Sunday 13th March -‘Bonsai Boot Sale’ @Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midland B15 3TR. Plus a range of Bonsai demonstrations by Midland Bonsai Society on the 17th April, 15th May, 5th June, 19th June, 17th July, 14th August and 18th September. Contact Kim Turton at turtonkim@hotmail.com for anymore details. Plus a great offer that if you “come along… Read more »
Trees @ Swindon Winter Image Show
It is great to see so many wonderful bonsai in one place, and here is a selection of some of the bonsai trees on display. This year also we had one exhibitor, Rudolf Mayer from Austria displaying his shohin Japanese Black pine (Pinus thunbergii) at the Swindon Winter Image Show. In addition to many people… Read more »
Shopping for Shohin bonsai
Shohin bonsai are a size of bonsai which are around 20 cm or 8 inches in height and are larger than mame. They are a very popular size of bonsai more recently and easy to transport and usually displayed as part of a set of trees as opposed to as individuals. The overall actual dimensions… Read more »
How to Get Tickets for Commemorative Pot made by Stone Monkey
For those who wish to purchase raffle tickets but cannot attend any of the shows then please contact Andy by email on stonemonkeyceramics@icloud.com and he will send you details on how to pay via PayPal and then allocate you your tickets. Many thanks for all your support. For details of this Special pot made by… Read more »
Arihato award
Kit Bowns is pleased to announce that the inaugural Arihato Award went to John Brocklehurst for his wonderful little Celastrus orbicularis (Bittersweet). It was a close thing with several trees worthy of the award but ultimately it came down to the best tree/pot combination.
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