Posts categorised: General Interest

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 »

This year, instead of a BBQ it was decided to hold a cream tea party, then all the members can sit around and chat. Well we wanted a dry weather day, but we didn’t expect temperatures of 34+ degrees. We had already put up several gazebos in Reg’s garden, so we had plenty of shade,… Read more »

The Wanborough Village & Country Show is back again at 1200 hours, on Saturday the 20th August 2022, loads of attractions are planned by the show committee, for information see the show web site…….. https://wanboroughshow.org/?fbclid=IwAR15WtR-UpudpOg8DSojWHMpNwOW4gKhZjxWiYQ1NuwZ7Ofr6IPNo3BQmkM The Swindon club will again be putting on a display of trees for the show visitors. For a copy of… Read more »

Another date for the bonsai diary for 2022.

A date for the diary, at a new venue and a bonsai show not to be missed for an opportunity to see a huge variety of bonsai trees from the visiting 36 bonsai clubs as well as bonsai traders. For more information visit the Heathrow Bonsai Website or the UKBA Website.