Posts categorised: General Interest

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 »

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.

Sandra Knight tribute

It is with great sadness that I write a tribute to Sandra Knight who sadly passed away last week. Sandra was a very big part of the Warminster bonsai club, not only did she support her husband Clive with his bonsai trees, she was a keen bonsai enthusiast herself and had many lovely trees which she… Read more »