This evening we welcomed our old friend Malcolm Hughes, well known Bonsai enthusiast/expert. His attendance came on the back of a Zoom call/meeting which we had had with Nigel Saunders of the Bonsai Zone in Canada when we had spent the evening chatting about bonsai in general, local conditions affecting tree development and how to […]
This month’s meeting saw the return of Society friend and one of our ‘Go to’ Experts in the field of Bonsai: David Cheshire.David runs his own Bonsai nursery in Baginton, Coventry: https://www.davidcheshirenurseries.co.uk/David also holds a number of RHS Shows & BBC Gardener’s World Medals – ranging form Silver-Gilt to Platinum – so we are always […]
Mame bonsai are miniature Japanese bonsai trees that measure no more than 10 cm (4 inches) in height.These Mame (“bean”) bonsai may fit in the palm of your hand, but their miniature stature makes them surprisingly demanding. Because the soil volume is so small, it dries out quickly, so consistent, gentle watering is essential—especially on […]
This month’s meeting was a zoom style meeting with Nigel Saunders, best known for his YouTube channel ‘The Bonsai Zone’ Nigel spoke to the MBS members about the following topics: This was followed by members asking further questions which were duly answered by Nigel. They ranged from his YouTube channel history to the structure of […]
Annual Show pictures taken by Dustin
Our last meeting before the annual show gave the members an opportunity to finalise their trees with any last minute details. There was also some last minute organisation discussed to make sure the show was going as smooth as possible. This was followed by Teanah covering the Meeting Theme “Styling and Refining Tools + Sketching […]
The theme of the meeting was forest plantings: demonstration and group workshop led by Ian Homer. Ian did a insightful talk about groups and forest plantings. The first part focused on the theory and styling and the second part saw two groups of members have a go at making a larch group planting. A video […]
The February meeting focused on repotting and root pruning. Members brought trees to repot ready for spring.
