Newbury and District Bonsai Society hosted another great bonsai event this year near Newbury at Roots Garden Centre. It was a well attended show with a good range of traders and attending clubs and societies who also got a chance to catch up and work on bonsai trees throughout the day. Thank you to Newbury… Read more »
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Bonsai at Roots July 2014
Today was an excellent day at the Roots Bonsai Show near Newbury and there were a superb array of bonsai trees on display and all sorts of bonsai goodies to buy from esoteric pots to great value bonsai trees, scrolls, and lots more.
Grand Bonsai Event Exhibitors
Alongside the traders, Enfield and Sutton bonsai societies exhibited their trees.
Grand Bonsai Event Traders
Held at Capel Manor Gardens, Enfield, Middlesex, this event is organised by the Bonsai Traders Association and featured some of the best in the UK. Comprising of
Milton Lilbourne Summer Fayre
Members again attended the Milton Lilbourne Summer Fayre with a small display of trees.
Roots Bonsai 6th July 2014
Newbury & District Bonsai Society once again will host BONSAI ROOTS at Roots Garden Centre, Prior’s Court Road, Hermitage, Berkshire, RG18 9TG on Sunday 6th July 2014. The Show will be open from 10:00am – 16:00pm. There will be displays from clubs, bonsai traders, demonstrations and members of many clubs working on trees. For more details… Read more »
Bonsai Stands available from Gérald Boutel
If you wanted a Bonsai stand then you needed to look no further at the Exposition de Bonsai in France as Gérald Boutel had a wide selection of bonsai stands for sale at very good prices. He can be contacted via e-mail at gerald.boutle@libertysurf.fr for any enquiries.
Good examples of moss top dressing
There were some good examples of moss used as top dressing at the Exposition de Bonsai in France at their recent Bonsai Show, here are some of them.
Self styled Bonsai
Self styled bonsai is for the majority where the rewards are in creating and designing a bonsai tree in an image that represents to you all that is bonsai but it can take time and patience to create the image you want.
Shohin Bonsai
Shohin bonsai are small in dimension and are classified based on their height but there are various definitions but the general consensus is that trees need to be less than 20cm (8 inches) in height to be classified as Shohin.