This is our annual trip to Lodders Bonsai open weekend which coincides with their new imports for this year. The shear number and variety of bonsai on offer is mind boggling and he still had two containers to come, Gerrit also invites other people associated with bonsai to put up a stand in their loading …
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February meeting 2025
Busy meeting with repotting on all tables as we try to catch up before trees start to break bud. Amelia ran a repotting demo using Larches and Scott’s as a reminder on the basics for repotting. TOTM Only two trees this month everyone occupied with the repotting.
Swindon Winter Image Show 2025
Just a short posting of our club display at this years show.
January meeting 2025
January First meeting of the new year and the weather leading up to Thursday was typical for January freezing over night then warming up last couple of days, conditions which can make repotting a difficult choice. Never the less some members were happy to repot able to give some protection if the temperatures changed, the …
Christmas Penjing 2024
I give you all a chance to have a closer view of these unique and inspirational creations.
December meeting 2024
The December meeting is our AGM and Decorated tree competition, the AGM usually doesn’t take much time we end it when we can hear snoring or members start throwing things at us. This year in a break from tradition it was decided we would have a Christmas themed Penjing competition and the winner to be …
November meeting 2024
Awkward time of year for trees many have turned and colours fading and some have dropped their leaves but lots of rain making compost sodden so not much brought in to work. Still we had a chance to talk about the Decembers meet which is our AGM and how we have an alternative to the …
Lee Verhorevoort workshop
Due to commitments that cropped up during the year only four of us could make the date so we filled our cars with trees, two reasons Lee can work through trees at an amazing rate and this is an opportunity to have your trees assessed for styling and refinement. I have recommended to club members …
October meeting 2024
Busy meeting good time to reassess both mature and newer tree surprising how mature trees change requiring some form of restyling over the years. TOTM
Pottery workshop with Dan Butler September 2024
We had booked this Saturday workshop with Dan very early in the year and had looked forward to this for quite some time especially as Dan had offered to bring along his potters wheel for anyone to try out. We were able to lay out the ten tables one for each person and an area …
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