Our last meeting was a workshop plus preparing for the Swindon show.Due to the weather only Tony O brought anything to work on.
Chairman,s chat Febuary meeting
February’s meeting was used for a dummy run for the Swindon winter image show, members were invited to bring in trees for Clive H to pick the best combination for our club display.
TOTM February meeting
February had 6 entrants for the Tree of the Month.
Sally: Hornbeam
Amelia: Deshojo Maple
Chris J: Juniper
Bob: Hornbeam
Clive H: Juniper
Sandra: Cotoneaster.
Swindon Winter Image Show 2013
We now look on the Swindon show as the opener for the new bonsai year a chance to meet friends and dealers we have not seen over the winter.
TOTM January 2013
There were 4 entries this month:
Chairman,s chat January meeting
Firstly a happy new to you all and many thanks to those members who braved the weather warning and attended the AGM.
Sandra,s corner January meeting
A belated “Happy new year”to you all.
TOTM December
Decembers Tree of the Month competition was to decorate a Bonsai in ‘The
Christmas Style’ in which the Hank Yarde Trophy is awarded.
This years contestants for the Hank Yarde Trophy were as follows:
Chairman,s chat December meeting
The December meeting has now become a social with the TOTM being your best decorated? tree, you will see that over the past few years members are taking this serious now with some imaginative Christmas scenes.
Sandra,s corner November meeting
Our last meeting was different as it was rock carving with thermal blocks and for once it was a good that due to the weather they were all wet and when you carved them there was very little dust.