Posts categorised: General Interest

Unlike me, don’t forget to re pot some trees every year. This Forsythia got forgotten last year and even though it is small needs re potting every year as the roots are so active. It had pushed itself up in the pot by about 1/2 an inch. As we head into February now is the… Read more »

Today was a great opportunity to buy a bonsai at the 3rd UKBA Bonsai Auction held at Sandhurst School in Berkshire. The event was well attended with many of the bonsai community present and ready to buy bonsai trees and pots. In the first post are the photos from some of the trees and items… Read more »

Another date for the diary is the Twickenham Bonsai Club Winter Display on Sunday 5th February 2023 at Twickenham School, Percy Road, TW2 6JW. For more information about Twickenham Bonsai club visit their website.

A date for your diary is the 22nd of January for the UKBA Bonsai Auction at Sandhurst School, Owlsmoor Road, Owlsmoor, Sandhurst, Berkshire, GU47 0SD. Come along for the auction as well as a Suisek, Saikei and Mame Show. Admission is £3 cash and children under 16 accompanied are free. The show and doors open… Read more »

Funeral:- Kingsdown Crematorium,  Kingsdown Road, Swindon, SN25 6SG at 1030 am Monday the 9th Jan 2023. It’s with sadness that I have to post that Dennis died in Swindon Hospital on the 16th December following a fall.. No details are known about his funeral at the moment, as soon as we are aware I will… Read more »

The other weekend, one of the Swindon newer members ‘Claudia’ attended a workshop at Beechfield bonsai nursery, run by Harry Harrington and his apprentices. Harry owner of Bonsai 4 Me and author of a number of books…… http://bonsai4me.com/shop/

Daryl Cogavin has for a while been producing quality bonsai scrolls with her own artistic style…….. much better than me with my chubby sticks. Her web site is https://darylsdrawings.weebly.com/bonsai-scroll-paintings.html Click the images to inlarge………….. She has now decided to put extend her range of goods and branch out [see what I did there!!! Have you… Read more »