February Gordale workshop

Hi One and All
On the 26th of February 2012 we were at our Favourite Venue Gordales Award Winning Garden Center (GGC) for our Last Sunday of The Month Workshop even tho some could not make it this time  we had a pleasant, enjoyable and constructive day We did have a newbie in our midst,Colin who brought 2 of his own Trees to work on and seek advice from everyone
During the day it was a wee bit quite but now and again it livened up and we seem to have had a great  rapport with the Public as always we were delighted to see some regulars and new people arriving with thier Own Bonsai Tree to our Workshop Tables so Andy, Dena, Doug,  Ian,Tom and Tony were all eager and willing to assist with questions,trying to solve problems on a Ladies Maple, a Gentleman's Redwood Small Forest also Lady who asked for advice on a Serissa Foetica plus another Bonsai Tree which escapes me for now and handing out W-B-S Flyers whilst working on thier own Bonsai Trees.
As always we all would like to thank Karen of the GGC for looking after us all and we look forward to being back next month  in March when Mr Steve Tolley will be in attendance during our Bonsai Workshop

Take care and look after each other and all your Bonsai Trees
Jim thelad

 Doug....under close scrutiny!!!

 Which bit do you want to keep??

Tony looks closely after some work on a Juniper.

Bonsai Review 56

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WBS @ Swindon Winter Image Show

At the Swindon Winter image Show it has been confirmed that Scousers have the Best Accent, they beat off the Welsh, Scots Midlanders and all comers to prove that the Scouse Accent is Best.

Well done lads for getting a Merit Award for the Club Display and winning Best Accent Award at this prestigious show

Les S (Scouser in Exile)

Results where-

• Best Shohin display was by Mark & Ritta Cooper
• Best Mame display was by Bob Bailey
• Best Conifer was the Chinese Juniper that was owned by Martin Shepherd
• Best Deciduous tree was the Trident Maple by Mark Cooper
• Best Chuhin was the Elm of Will Baddeley
• Best Visiting Society was the Artistic Bonsai Circle
• Best Accent sponsored by John Trott was by Ian Warhurst from Wirral Bonsai Society
• Best in Show was the Trident Maple of Mark Cooper
• Best Tree/Pot combination was the Pyracantha by Mark Cooper
• Best individual Shohin award from the British Shohin Association went to Paul Hunt of Swindon & District Bonsai Society
• Special Merit award was given to Wirral Bonsai Society

Pictures can be seen using links below.
http://swindon-bonsai.co.uk/2012/02/20/our-winter-show-results/#more-4100

http://yamadoriforsale.com/2012/02/20/swindon-winter-image-bonsai-show-2012-report-and-video/

Thanks to Jim for the links
Iain

Bonsai in Wales 2012

Get your trees in......

Happy Birthday Blog

Well... hasn't time flown...

I'd like to say a big thank you to Jim for his excellent input over the last year, long may it continue.
It's safe to say his input has given a fresh impetuous to the blog content, something that was probably waining due my time being taken up elsewhere.

Bonsai Boot Sale

BONSAI BOOT SALE

SUNDAY 11^th March 2012

8 am to 12pm

 

In the Car Park of

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

& Glasshouses

Westbourne Road, Edgbaston

To book space 01543 685600.

£15 per boot payable on the day.

Blog Interaction

You may notice a new addition below every post, its an addition to Blogger that allows linking posts to popular social network sites, endorsing posts to other bloggers and commenting on posts.
See what you think and use as you see fit.
Plus Iv'e removed the blog poll at the bottom of the page (which suffered from multiple spam votes!) and replaced it with a list of the most recent popular posts.
Cheers
Iain