Busy meeting as usual we held the selection of member’s trees for the Blackmore Vale Bonsai Group show which is on the 25th of this month at the New Remembrance Hall, Charlton SP7 0PL 11.00-15.00. Will post pics of our display and the show after the show date. Tree of the Month 1st Clive H …
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April meeting
TOTM Reading left to right 1st Clive H Azalea, 2nd Geoff H Larch, 3rd Geoff H Larch, Acer Palmatum Sally, Lilac Derek.
Lakeside garden centre, Crockerton
On Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th April we had a club display at Lakeside Garden Centre, Crockerton to promote the hobby and advertise that there is a local club. We had quite a lot of interest on Saturday which was a somewhat cold day not conducive to staying outdoors.
March TOTM
March meeting
A busy evening repotting as expected this time of year, conversations around who had trees already in bud and what varieties where they. Not many weeks left now for repotting so I guess we will all be repotting as many as possible to not be caught out. Many of us after Amelia’s talk last year …
Swindon Bonsai Society Winter Show 2023
We had been pleased to accept an invitation to put on a club display for the Winter Show the first one since lockdown. This has always been a popular show with many people heading straight to the dealers to restock on pots and buy new material. This year was no different and by the end …
February TOTM
Results of TOTM
February 16th 2023 meeting
Weather permitting this is one of the main months to start repotting trees before they start pushing although talking to members some trees have already produced buds. No doubt climate change with no real defined end and start of seasons is having an affect on nature. There was some serious repotting being done on many …
January 19th meeting 2023
This was the first meeting of our new year it was a workshop but also the selection from trees brought in by members for the upcoming Swindon Bonsai Winter image show being held on Sunday 19th February at the Grange Leisure Centre SN3 4JY. The selection which is never easy is over seen by our …
December 15th AGM and decorated tree competition.
Decembers meeting is the clubs AGM and end of year get together with the decorated tree competition. The AGM is usually a short affair as we have open discussions on club matters through out the year and this one was no different. I would just like to thank all the club members who returned to …
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