Landscape format scrolls - Federation of British Bonsai Societies

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The 

Bonsai 

Review 

Email: paul@bonpres.freeserve.co.uk 

issue 68 February 2013 

Landscape format scrolls 

This range of scrolls and illustrations was created 

some years back by request for the Italian Suiseki 

exhibition scene. At 22cm wide, this illustration is also 

good when you need to project a broader landscape 

with bonsai arrangements, especially shohin and 

chuhin categories. 

This ‘Landscape’ range will be at Swindon. 

It’s that time of year again, 

the Swindon Winter Image 

Bonsai Show is one of the best 

events in the UK and it’s 

happening on Sunday 24 th 

February. Here at Bonsai 

Presentations we have been 

busy creating new items for 

display enthusiasts and we’re 

looking forward to meeting 

familiar faces and new bonsai 

devotees at the Swindon show. 

Above left, an example from the NEW 

‘Landscape’ range of interchangeable 

hanging scrolls, available for the first time in 

the UK at Swindon on 24 th February. The 

above illustration is from the ‘Petite’ range, 

for those who are thinking ahead for display 

or exhibitions during the time of late spring 

showers. 

BR68/1

The Bonsai Traders Association 

Celebrating 20 years of Bonsai Expo’s 

Events for 2013 

Sunday 14 th April- Sports Connexion, Ryton on Dunsmore, 

Coventry CV8 3FL 

Sunday 30 th June- Capel Manor, Enfield, Middlesex EN1 4RQ 

Sunday 29 th September- Autumn Show Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield S9 3TL 

Special Offer from 

GADGETS4BONSAI 

Photo- Gadgets4Bonsai 

The Bonsai Traders Association offers the perfect opportunities to get bonsai essentials. 

Everything you need including trees, tools, wire, pots, composts, stands, tables and 

much more, where experienced bonsai artists and novices meet and greet to share 

the latest tips and secrets, giving the best advice for successful bonsai cultivation. 

For more information contact Corin Tomlinson 

Phone: 0115 9205757 Email: office@bonsai.co.uk 

www.bonsaitraders.org.uk 

Kaptain Ken, the man behind 

some of the best 

contemporary tools and 

devices for bonsai creation, 

has established an 

international reputation for his 

consistent high quality. 

This offer for a pair of 

Stainless Steel trowels with 

blades- 60x30mm 

(round and point) is only 

£15 per pair 

Post FREE to UK postcodes 

Phone 07790 380799 

gadgets4bonsai@yahoo.co.uk 

A LARGE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF 

BONSAI TO BE AUCTIONED BY 

WESSEX BONSAI SOCIETY 

Saturday 2 nd March 

KINSON COMMUNITY CENTRE, PELHAMS 

PARK, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 7LH 

150 trees to be auctioned 

Viewing from 9.0am 

Auction from 11.0am 

All trees to be removed on the day. 

Further details: 07823 440003 

www.wessexbonsaisociety.co.uk 

BR68/2

CLUB ACTIVITIES 


STOURBRIDGE BONSAI SOCIETY 

The members meet every 2 nd Sunday, 

January to November at The Bonded 

Warehouse, Stourbridge DY8 4LU. New 

members and visitors welcome. More info- 

Maurice 07919 692180 or email: 

stourbridgebonsai@yahoo.co.uk 

MIDLAND BONSAI SOCIETY 

Next meeting is a workshop aimed at the 

younger/newer members repotting. March 

meeting 7/3 is a presentation by Steve 

Tolley re development of a Juniper for less 

than £100.00 Meetings are held on 1 st 

Thursdays at the Moseley Cricket Club, 

Streetsbrook Road, Birmingham B90 3PE 

starting at 7.30pm. More info- Judith 

Davison 0121 603 9736 or email: 

judithkdavison@msn.com visit 

https://sites.google.com/site/midlandbonsaisociety 

SWINDON AND DISTRICT 

BONSAI SOCIETY 

Next meeting 13 th March- AGM. Meetings 

7.30pm at Coleview Community Centre, 

Towcester Road, Stratton St Margaret, 

Swindon. 

NEWBURY & DISTRICT 


Monthly meetings on 1 st Wednesdays 

except January 7.30pm at Speen Parish 

Hall, Newbury RG14 1RJ. Most meetings 

involve hands-on workshops where 

members work on their own trees with 

practical advice from other members, with 

group discussions and presentations about 

all aspects of bonsai care and culture. More 

info- Dave 0118 983 3188 or email: 

newbury.bonsai@btinternet.com 

TEES VALLEY BONSAI SOCIETY 

Next meeting 19 th March- ‘Re-potting 

Workshop’. Monthly meetings on 3 rd 

Tuesdays 7.15pm at Elmwood Community 

Centre, Greens Lane, Stockton on Tees 

TS18 5EP New members and guests 

welcome. More info- 01287 637734 

Email: graham.walker11@ntlworld.com 

MANCHESTER BONSAI SOCIETY 

Main monthly meetings on 2 nd Mondays at 

Stockport Labour Club, 2 Lloyd Street, off 

Wellington Road North (A6), Heaton Norris, 

Stockport SK4 1QP, 8-10pm. March 

meeting ‘My favourite tree evening’. Monthly 

bonsai workshops on 3rd Tuesdays at 

Heaton Chapel Community Centre, 

Broadstone Hall Road South, Heaton 

Chapel, Stockport, SK4 5JD, 8-10pm 

ALL WELCOME visit - 

www.manchesterbonsaisociety.org.uk 

WIRRAL BONSAI SOCIETY 

Monthly meetings 8-10pm second Mondays 

at the RAFA Club, 17 Shrewsbury Road, 

Prenton CH4 1UU. Monthly workshops on last 

Sundays 10am – 4pm at Goredale Nurseries, 

Chester High Road, Burton, South Wirral, 

Cheshire CH64 8TF. More info- Ian Warhurst 

07903 123317 or 

Blog/spot==http://www.wirral-bonsai.blogspot.co.uk/ 

BLACKMORE VALE BONSAI GROUP 

Monthly workshop meetings on 2 nd 

Fridays at the United Church Hall, Bell 

Street, Shaftsbury, Dorset 7.30pm. New 

members welcome. More info- Geoff 01373 

823820 or 01747 853475 email: 

m5eay.geoff@btinternet.com visit 

www.blackmorevalebonsaigroup.co.uk 

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 


Next meeting 7 th March- ‘Workshop plus 

Bring and Buy Sale’, also, a one-off 

exclusive opportunity to get a copy of the 

new book ‘Methods of Bonsai Display’ from 

Cherry Blossom Bonsai with a FREE 

scroll illustration, for those in attendance 

this night only. Members, who are 

interested in club exhibition opportunities 

for this year, please inform John Perkins or 

Chairman- Jim Walsh. Monthly meetings 

on 1 st Thursdays at Weston Favell Parish 

Hall, Booth Lane South, Northampton. 

More info- Martin Gregory 01604 407265 

NORTH DEVON BONSAI SOCIETY 

Next meeting 23 rd March ‘All day Saturday 

Workshop’. Meetings at the Methodist 

Church, Rhododendron Avenue, Sticklepath, 

Barnstaple, North Devon EX31 2DJ. More 

info- Roy Hutchison 01398 341 440 visit 

www.bonsai-northdevon.co.uk 

WARMINSTER BONSAI CLUB 

Monthly meetings on 3 rd Thursdays 

7.45pm at Christ Church Hall, Upper Marsh 

Road, Warminster, Wilts BA12 9PJ. More 

info on new web site or email: 

clive.knight@talktalk.net 

AMBION BONSAI CLUB 

Next meeting 28 th February- David Jones of 

Walsall Ceramics will be talking on ‘Pot 

Making’, March meeting- Graham Potter ‘A 

profile on Mediterranean Trees’. Monthly 

meetings at Hatters Space Community 

Centre, Upper Abbey Street, Nuneaton 

CV11 5DN. Visitors welcome. More infoemail: 

sandra.hunter@live.co.uk 

SOUTH STAFFS BONSAI SOCIETY 

Monthly meetings on 3 rd Tuesdays at The 

Fellowship Hall, South Parade, Sutton 

Coldfield. 

SALISBURY BONSAI SOCIETY 

Monthly meetings on 1 st Mondays 

7.45pm at Laverstock & Ford Village Hall, 

Laverstock, Wilts SP1 1RQ. 

More info on web site. 

NORTH EAST LINCLONSHIRE 


Monthly meetings 7.30pm on last Fridays 

at St Giles Church Hall, Scartho, Grimsby 

DN33 2EY. Visitors always welcome. More 

info- John Grimmer 07771 923062 email: 

john.grimmer@ntlworld.com 

THE BONSAI GROUP-ENFIELD 

Meetings at Capel Manor College, 

Bullsmore Lane, Enfield EN1 4RQ most 

months on 2 nd Tuesdays. We always 

welcome new members. Club programme 

www.wix.com/bonsaigroupenfield/home 

SUSSEX BONSAI GROUP 

We welcome new members and 

encourage anyone interested in bonsai to 

come along to our meetings held at 

Wivelsfield Village Hall, RH17 7QH on the 

4 th Wednesday monthly from 8.0pm. Next 

meeting 27 th February ‘Corin Tomlinson 

demonstration on Larch groups. 27 th 

March ‘General Workshop’. More info- 

Peter 01737 241406 or visitwww.sussexbonsaigroup.co.uk 

VALE OF CLWYD BONSAI 

Venue; Green Dragon, Unit 9, The Old 

Depot, Trelanwyd LL18 6DN. We are a 

group of enthusiasts who meet to work on all 

things bonsai related. Monthly meetings on 

2 nd Sundays 3pm-8pm also 1 st and 3 rd 

Saturdays from 9.0am. You’ll find us 

approachable and full of fun, always keen to 

talk bonsai and willing to assist, encourage 

you in this absorbing pastime. More info- 

Mark 07500005337 

EAST MIDLANDS BONSAI SOCIETY 

Monthly meetings on second 

Wednesdays 7.30pm at Inham Nook 

Methodist Church Hall, Pearson Avenue, 

Chilwell, Nottingham NG9 4GQ. New 

members welcome. We have experienced 

enthusiasts to offer support and advice on 

your trees. Google East Midlands Bonsai 

Society or email: vere.foster@ntlworld.com 

phone: 07746 969753 

COTSWOLD BONSAI SOCIETY 

Monthly meetings on first Thursdays, 

7.30pm at The Churchdown Community 

Centre, Parton Road, Churchdown, 

Gloucester GL3 2JH. More info phone 

Valerie Claridge, Secretary, 01452 381963. 

Meeting 7 th March- ‘early spring workshop 

and pot swap’, plus talk and advice on 

accent plants. We welcome all visitors, 

members and non-members. 

BR68/3



MIDDLESEX BONSAI SOCIETY 

Welcomes new members at our monthly 

meetings on 3 rd Tuesdays 7.30-10.00pm at 

South Harrow Methodist Church, Walton 

Avenue, Middlesex 

HA2 8QU. More info- Roger Gibbs email: 

roger.gibbs@talktalk.net club programme: 

www.middlesexbonsaisociety.co.uk 

ASHFIELD BONSAI CLUB 

Meetings at the Church Hall, Rectory 

Gardens, South Normanton. 

More info- Peter Tombs 01283 733210 

SOUTH WORCESTERSHIRE 


Monthly meetings on 2 nd Wednesdays at 

Claines British Legion, Cornmeadow Lane, 

Worcester at 7.30pm. We are a small 

friendly group of enthusiasts who do mostly 

workshops. All welcome. More info- 

Malcolm Styles 07761 440078 

Email: malcolmstyles@yahoo.com 

WESSEX BONSAI SOCIETY 

Next meeting 12 th March 7.30pm, Kinson 

Community Centre, Pelhams Park, 

Bournemouth BH10 7LH. Demonstration by 

Italo Volgano. New members welcome. 

More info- Malcolm Driffield 07823 440003 

visit www.wessexbonsaisociety.co.uk 

SHROPSHIRE BONSAI SOCIETY 

Monthly meetings 7.30pm on 4 th Tuesdays 

at St Giles Church Hall, Sutton Way, 

Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY2 6EH. Visitors 

always welcome. More info- Karen Scurry 

01743 236737 email: kscurry9@aol.com 

visit www.shropshirebonsai.org.uk 

EASTBOURNE & WEALDON 

BONSAI CLUB 

Monthly meetings on 2 nd Mondays at St. 

Mary’s Church Hall, Decoy Drive, 

Eastbourne, East Sussex at 7.30pm. New 

members and visitors always warmly 

welcomed. More info and programme visit 

www.eandwbonsaiclub.co.uk 

NORFOLK BONSAI ASSOCIATION 

Monthly meetings on 1 st Fridays 7.30pm 

and workshops 3 rd Fridays 7.00pm. 

Wensum Lodge, 169 King Street, Norwich 

NR1 1QW. Next meeting 1 st March- ‘How to 

develop nebari rootbase, grafting class with 

Angus. More info- Graham Benefer 01953 

454838 visit: www.norfolkbonsai.co.uk 

NATIONAL BONSAI SOCIETY 

Monthly meetings on 3 rd Tuesdays at St 

George’s United Reform Church, Lord 

Street, Southport at 7.30pm. New members 

and visitors are always made welcome. 

More info visit: 

www.thenationalbonsaisociety.co.uk 

To contact The Bonsai Review, 

Email: paul@bonpres.freeserve.co.uk 

Copy deadline is 15 th Monthly 

Clubs can use these columns- FREE to 

promote monthly agendas. 

It’s good to see more and more clubs electing to be part of The Bonsai Review concept 

of sharing and publicising club activities. You’ll notice that many clubs openly welcome 

visitors and new members. If you’ve got something to be proud of, share it! If your 

club needs help and interactive opportunities from other more successful clubs and 

groups, doors are usually open for you to gain further help and experience. 

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The Bonsai Review. It is sent by email monthly, on or around the 20 th . 

Thanks to everyone who continues to support this project by sending your annual 

programme of events and monthly agendas. 

To coincide with the Swindon Winter Image Show 24 th February, 

Bonsai Presentations will be releasing the NEW BOOK 

Methods of Bonsai Display 

Beautifully photographed, with 84 pages of valuable 

guidance for display enthusiasts, based on time honoured 

Japanese methods whilst embracing local cultural heritage. 

Soft Cover version price £15 

Thread Sown Case Bound version (restricted quantities) £35 

Mail Order via SVP distribution, PO Box 122, West Haddon, Northampton NN6 7DS. 

Add £5 for strong packing and Special Delivery. Cheques to SVP. 

Card payment Phone 01788 510442 

SPECIAL OFFER to members of Northamptonshire Bonsai Society. 

Cherry Blossom Bonsai are offering Methods of Bonsai Display, plus a FREE 

scroll illustration at the next meeting 7 th March at Weston Favell Parish Hall. 

BR68/4

A recent communication from Bob Thompson of 

Dai-ichi Bonsai 

……informs us that the Reddich shop at Studley closed at the end of January 

and now he says that’s created another problem and there are now over 4,000 

pots at the Newbury site and he can’t move for !?!?! pots!! So, for the whole of 

February-March there will be 

A GRAND SALE 50-75% OFF, 

to clear space for new stock arriving at the end of March. 

All the pots are 50% OFF and some selected large pots will be as much as 

75% OFF which is going to make them cheaper than having to make your own 

boxes for collected trees. 

Clearly the poor chap needs some help before he gets buried in pots. 

If you’re a bargain hunter….gets your skates on! 

Dai-ichi Bonsai, Hilliers Garden Centre, Priors Court Road, Hermitage, Newbury RG18 9TG phone: 01635 200 667 

BR68/5 

The NEW book 

published by 

Bonsai Presentations 

‘Methods of 

Bonsai Display’ 

is now available in two 

versions- Soft cover, and 

a collectors’ edition 

Hand sown case bound. 

(restricted quantity) 

Size 24x21cm landscape 

Due for release at 

SWINDON WINTER 

IMAGE BONSAI SHOW. 

This publication 

explores the essentials 

of movement, balance 

and flow resulting in 

‘the glorification of 

artistic potted trees’. 

Colour throughout. 

Produced and 

photographed by 

Paul Goff

Landscape format scrolls - Federation of British Bonsai Societies

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