Welcome

Hello and welcome to the Wirral Bonsai Society Blog - an ongoing diary & newsletter highlighting the adventures of the society & its members

Society Diary-We meet at 8pm every 2nd Wednesday of the month at the RAFA club in Oxton (CH43 1UU).

  • 9th January- AGM
  • 13th February-Swindon Show prep
  • 24th Feb -Gordale Workshop
  • 3rd March -Gordale Workshop -Steve Tolley
  • 13th March - Members Tree Critique Club show prep
  • 10th April- Tony Tickle/Terry Foster -Fine wiring and ramification
  • 28th April -Gordale Workshop
  • 9th May-Peter Warren Subject TBC
  • 26th May Gordale Workshop
  • 12th June-John Moffat-Great trees of the Wirral
  • 30th June -Gordale Workshop
  • 10th July- Simon Jones-Subject TBC
  • 28th July -Gordale Workshop
  • 14th August- Club Show Tree selection
  • 25th August -Gordale Workshop
  • 21st-22nd September -Club show -Gordale
  • 11th September-Post show talk- New Member Introduction
  • 29th September-Gordale Workshop
  • 9th October- TBC
  • 27th October -Gordale Workshop
  • 14th November- John Armitage- Japanese Exploits
  • 24th November -Gordale Workshop
  • 11th December- Club Party

Membership

New members are always welcome, just come along to one of our monthly meetings at the RAFA club. You can even 'try us out' for a few months before you decide on joining as an official member. The meetings are informal (there's a bar!) and the club members are (mostly) friendly, approachable and happy to pass on guidance and information to anybody interested in bonsai- whatever your level of experience.

Monday, 27 July 2009

A green light for sales table!!


Following in depth and exhaustive discussions between parties (Les & Gordale) it has been agreed that trees sales can take place during our club show-as long as people don't take the 'Michael' & set up a trade stall!!
Happy days.

Thursday, 23 July 2009

BR 25








Double click picture to enlarge and read.

Monday, 20 July 2009

Club Show Sales Table


A notice to members-
It has been discussed tentatively to possibly have a tree sales/raffle prize table at the club show at Gordale -as per the one we used to run a few years ago.
The idea is to sell/auction/raffle any bonsai, pre bonsai or Yamadori that are looking for new homes.

So any members that have trees that are wishing to find a new garden that they can call home, should bring them along to the show and look forward to some possible remuneration (minus a slice for the club!!!!-obviously)
Any similarity to any existing website or logo is purely coincidental.........honest!!!!!!

Sunday, 12 July 2009

July ToTM



Joint winners this month, as chosen by Fiona- Lee's twin trunk Juniper and Les's shohin Juniper .

(Plus if you go to stonemonkey's Maidstone society blog he takes great delight in being the producer of both pots!!!)
Well done all!

July Meeting -Show prep

OK,... Ok,..... how about if we.........
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Our newest member presents an offering (bribe.. to you and me!!)
I think Fiona now beats me as being the person with furthest to travel to a meeting.......from Scotland!!
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One potential conclusion.........
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Friday, 10 July 2009

Dai ichi stolen tree update



Hi All,
Here is the latest update on the stolen trees
The photos are offering photos and the trees have since been repotted unfortunately I have no other details, but am expecting more pics of the other trees later.
When i have them I will publish them.
Thank you all of you for your attention and assistance in this matter.

Dave Martin

Tuesday, 7 July 2009

Theft!!

Just received this message from Dan Barton via Steve Tolley-

Hi Everyone,
I have just heard from Bob Bailey that Bob Thompson has had 40 trees
stolen from his Redditch nursery south of Birmingham.

Be vigilant!


Dan Barton