Posts categorised: General Interest

Warminster Bring and Buy Bonsai Sale

   Warminster bonsai society are holding a ‘Bring and Buy’ sale for all bonsai related items, trees, pots etc. It will be held on Thursday 20th August at 7.30 pm in the Christchurch Parish Hall, Weymouth road, Warminster. BA12 9NS. Contact Clive Knight 07798 584795 for more details or visit the Warminster Bonsai Society Website. [tb_google_map address=”Christ… Read more »

Open Gardens Day

  TWO gardens, one fruit/vegetables/flowers and one full of quality Bonsai – ALL in Aid of Charity.

Where to see Bonsai this summer

If you are interested in bonsai and want to see some stunning bonsai trees on display then take a visit one of the events below this Summer. There is usually an opportunity to purchase a bonsai or two from the bonsai traders and also get advice on how to care for your bonsai trees from the clubs… Read more »

Bonsai in May

Spring is in full flow, albeit some frosts in some areas with still fairly cold nights but hopefully all your bonsai trees have come through the winter and are coping with the cold nights here in the UK. Here is a quick generic guide to bonsai in May but for individual species check out some… Read more »

Plaited trunk bonsai

Experimenting with creating bonsai is a great way to learn, and I happened across a reasonably priced plaited trunked Ficus in a garden store last year and wanted to find out a bit more about how they actually create the plaited trunks so I bought one to find out. Below is the stages following purchase… Read more »

Rene Lecocq

Rene Lecocq is from Belgium and is well known for his stunning bonsai pots, which apparently he began to create when he started the hobby for bonsai and his love of bonsai and inspiration come through in his pots. Here are a few images of his pots on sale at the Lodder Bonsai Open Weekend.

Bonsai Trunk Fusing

Have you ever tried to fuse the trunks of trees, and if not why not? It is great fun to try out different species and so far I have had good success with Ficus as they seem very adapt at fusing trunks particularly Ficus benjamina.