Congratulations to the Bonsai Club of Aka Matsu School of Bonsai for your award winning Best Club display as superb collection of trees on display this year at our show, well done.
Posts categorised: Winter Show
Best Shohin display Award for Andy Jordan
Congratulations to Andy Jordan with his awesome collection of shohin trees and the harmonious composition and attention to detail of his award winning display.
Best Conifer went to John Pitt
Well done John Pitt for winning the Best Conifer / Evergreen award for your Mugo Pine, a great achievement and a stunning example of a Pinus mugo ‘Pumilio’.
Best Chuhin award for Mark and Ritta Cooper
Congratulations to Mark and Ritta Cooper for winning the Best Chuhin category with their Mountain Maple (Acer palmatum), which was originally from Japan, and they have owned now for 5 years and it is in a Gyozan pot.
Best deciduous award for Jim Butterworth
Congratulations to Jim Butterworth for winning the Best Deciduous category with his Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) that was on the Aka Matsu club display.
The take down after our show
This was fast and furious to say the least and all done by 5.30pm only an hour after the show had finished. Many hands make light work, and it was so true in this instance.
Swindon Winter Show 2019 summary
This year’s show was another success with over 400 visitors and over 100 bonsai trees on display as individual exhibits or part of a club display or shohin or mame display. The show also had a wide range of traders and purchases of bonsai and associated sundries seem to be selling well on the day.
Set up for our Show
This year was amazing, the club members and volunteers who helped out on the Saturday for the set up did a great job and everything was in place well before 8pm.
Awards at our Winter Show
Here is the list of Awards that will be given out at our Winter Image Show this year on Sunday 24th February, we hope to see you there. Best Overall Display in show Best Deciduous tree Best Evergreen tree Best Chuhin tree, approx 45 cm from soil Best Shohin display, approx 20 cm from soil… Read more »
Stone Monkey raffle prize
A massive thank you again to Andy Pearson of Stone Monkey Ceramics for his donation of these two gorgeous crackle glazed pots as raffle prizes for the Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 24th February. Raffle tickets will be available on sale at the door for £1 each as well as throughout the day so don’t forget to… Read more »
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