Now that the temperatures have dropped and a slow down on watering trees are beginning to recover and even put on some growth, now in catch up time pruning and wiring so quite a few trees being worked on. TOTM
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Corsley Fayre 2026
We always enjoy this show as we have our stand along with the Wiltshire branch of the Cactus and Succulent Society in the Horticulture marquee. The weather decided to change on this weekend and alternated between short sharp heavy downpours with sunny periods and this did affect attendance and we felt extremely sorry for the …
August meeting 2026
This months meeting was not our usual one as the hall we normally use was being refurbished, the Church admin kindly offered the coffee and tea lounge area in the church for the evening. Members where informed that Amelia would give a talk on caring for your trees after the extreme heat we have experienced. …
July meeting 2026
Quite meeting I think some put off by the heat can’t blame them, but still some work being carried out on trees including a Yew that had put on a lot a growth in the hot weather. TOTM Final reminder of Staverton Group Bonsai Boot Fayre ( far more than your usual boot sale).
Blackmore Vale Bonsai Group show 2026
This is the annual show put on by Blackmore Vale Bonsai group three local clubs are invited to display, at their show. It is a chance to catch up with people you might not see across the year and catch up with the world of bonsai. This year the standard of trees entered was particularly …
June meeting 2026
Good meeting lots of trees being worked on including this tall somewhat awkward looking Oak which required some guy wires to start its initial styling. TOTM
Dan Butler Pottery workshop
We have had several Saturday workshops with Dan and Carly Butler which have proved to be popular and entertaining with the members, so the committee thought it would be a good idea for members to bring their pots planted or not into our May meeting. Thanks to Derek for photography the pots and here are …
Cactus & Succulent Show Melksham 2026
This is our club display at the annual show held by the Wiltshire branch of the British Cactus and Succulent Society a show I highly recommend to visit if you like your plants for the shear variety of Cacti and Succulents displayed. As we did not have a chance to hold our usual dummy run …
May meeting 2026
Busy time now trees filling out with the flush of spring growth now fully developing this is when we see how our trees we repotted late autumn early winter came through the winter. The committee thought it would be a good idea for members to bring in the pots they made on the Dan Butler …
Chris Thomas workshop May 2026
This is our annual Saturday workshop we have with Chris Thomas, his workshop covers all levels of skill from beginners to those with more experience. You will see from the accompanying photos you bring your tree up for discussion on what you want to do with it, Chris may offer alternatives something we have found …