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.

Friday, 10 September 2010

Wirral bonsai Show 2010- certificates of merit 2

Andy's accents...
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.. with Andy recieving his certificate from the Judges Peter Warren and John Armitage
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Last but not least Mark K with his English Yew.

Apologies for the delay in getting the pics up, my internet access went down while in France!!

Tuesday, 7 September 2010

Wirral bonsai Show 2010- certificates of merit 1












Trees receiving -Certificate Of Merit

Les S -Shohin Display


Iain Q -Buxus


Sean D -Larch


Best Tree Voted By The Public and winner of the Dave Mitchell trophy was

Ken's -Landscape of Larches

with the trophy presented by Dave Mitchell's family

Wirral Bonsai Show 2010-Award winners





Best In Show -Dave Y
Best Evergreen -Lee K
Best Deciduous -Steve H
Best Chohin -Ian W
Best Shohin -Doug M

Saturday, 4 September 2010

Wirral Bonsai Show 2010 -set up

Anybody in there??
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Its my mechano kit..... and I say it goes this way......
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A bit of 'shadow theatre' to help entertain the troups!!!
...bottom rights a bit sinister???
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Nearly there...
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Thanks to to Jim 'the Lad' for the photos.

Wednesday, 1 September 2010

Wirral Bonsai Show @ Gordale 4th/5th September

Some of the action currently taking place.

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.........I imagine!?

A previous years show.
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Below is a link to directions to Gordale, the venue for this years show.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/place?hl=en-GB&rlz=1T4DMUK_en-GB___GB205&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=gordale&fb=1&gl=uk&hq=gordale&cid=6562559939445901050
I wish I could say 'see you there'..........
I won't..........but my tree will !!!!
.....So have a good time and good luck to you all.