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Apprentices Sean and Syed at the workshop on October 16th
Welcome to the October edition of the Bonsai4me Newsletter.
On September 16th we had a welcome return of the Bonsai4me workshops for the Autumn and Winter.
Located in Aylesbury, the workshops are an excellent opportunity to work alongside me with a great deal of help from my apprentices Sean, Syed and new boy Toby.
Over the course of the 8 hour day it is possible to full wire and then style most bonsai, and breathe some new life into them.
If your bonsai are looking a little tired and need advancement, rather simply buying yet another tree, why not get the help of a professional to really transform what you already have.
I think all enthusiasts leave the sessions extremely happy with how their tree(s) have improved for further than they thought was possible.
With the cost of living in the UK hitting everyone, attendance at the workshops has fallen from the maximum of 12 to just 6, but this means that everyone who can still attend gets twice as much work done in their trees.
The next workshop is on October 14th, followed by another on November 18th. To book a spot, please visit the Bonsai4me.com/store |
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Carving a boxwood at the Bonsai4me workshop with new apprentice Toby in the background.
New Bonsai4me apprentice Toby Wilson.
As hinted earlier, I have taken on a new apprentice Toby who has been helping in the garden all summer and is now assisting at workshops. Toby is relatively young at 28 but has been doing bonsai very enthusiastically for a number of years and is slowly building up his experience.
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Newly updated articles on Bonsai4me:
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I was very fortunate to have another article printed in Bonsai Focus magazine this month. A magazine that I would read avidly 25 years ago (in its original form of Bonsai Today) it is always a pleasure to have my own work printed in it.
The article covers the progression of my Siberian Elm bonsai over nearly 20 years until it succumbed to the heat of the Summer of 2022. Both me and the editor of Bonsai Focus Farrand Bloch have had great feedback over the article and you can enjoy it too via the Bonsai Focus website. |
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Drawknives at Bonsai4me.com
A Drawknife for creating Deadwood by hand as well as a number of other uses on bonsai are one of the half-dozen most important tools for bonsai and I'm very pleased to now be able to offer them for sale at a very keen price.
Drawknives are designed to be pulled towards the user to help scrape the bark off new jin quickly and efficiently. They are also very useful for creating airlayers and other techniques requiring the rapid removal of bark, wood and/or cambium from live branches.
Please visit Bonsai4me Drawknives |
| We're just back from another fantastic Show in Doncaster last weekend. With a huge number of traders alongside the Show it was a great day! |
UK Bonsai Association (UKBA)
UK Events Diary for October 2023-onwards
Things really start to slow down from October onwards so I have included a few of the late Winter/early Spring events here as well. Just to whet your appetite!
7&8Oct23 Sat & Sun (Confirmed)
Dragon Bonsai Autumn Show
Open workshop & Clinic
Masion Aberglasney Gardens,
Llangathen, Carmarthenshire,
Wales. SA32 8QH.
Adm: £9.50 Children Free
Times: Sat 1000-1600.hrs Sun 1000-1500.hrs
Contact: Chris Thomas 07798.798194
Email: chris.thomas1@sky.com
15Oct23 Sun (Confirmed)
Blackmore Vale Bonsai Group Auction
Charlton Remembrance Hall,
Charlton, Shaftsbury, Dorset. SP7 0PL.
Adm: Free. Times: 0830/1100-1700.hrs.
Contact: Geoff 07837.781744
Email: m5eay.geoff@btinternet.com
www.blackmorevalebonsaigroup.com
22Oct23 Sun (Confirmed)
Southend Bonsai Society Winter Show
Ashingdon Memorial Hall,
Ashingdon Road, Rochford,
Essex. SS4 3HF.
Adm: £3. Times: 1000-1600.hrs
Ctc: Paul Schofield 07942.679688
Email: southendbonsaisociety@gmail.com
20Jan24 Sat (Confirmed)
Middlesex Bonsai Society Winter Show
South Harrow Methodist Church,
Walton Avenue, South Harrow,
Middlesex. HA2 8QU.
Adm: Free. Times:1000-1300.hrs.
Ctc: Mark Moreland 07850.771201
Email: markmoreland@live.co.uk
www.middlesexbonsaisociety.weebly.com
04Feb24 Sun (Confirmed)
Twickenham Bonsai Club Show
Twickenham School,
Percy Road, Whitton,
Twickenham, Middlesex. TW2 6JW.
Adm: tba. Times:1000-1600.hrs
Contact: Tony Ulatowski 07956.362743
Email: twickenhambonsaiclub@gmail.com
www.twbclub.uk
11Feb24 Sun (Confirmed)
Swindon Bonsai Society Winter Image Show
Grange Leisure Centre, Grange Drive,
Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, Wiltshire. SN3 4JY.
Adm: £5. Times: 1000-1600.hrs.
Contact: Paul Bowerbank 07982.401103
Email: paul1561@virginmedia.com
www.swindon-bonsai.co.uk
17&18Feb24 Sat & Sun (Confirmed)
Trophy Show
Limburghal cv, jaarbeurslaan 6, B-3600 Genk, Belgium
www.bonsaiassociation.be
25Feb24 Sun (Confirmed)
Doncaster Bonsai Experience
& The Spring Bonsai Exhibition
Markham Grange Nursery,
Longlands Lane, Brodsworth,
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. DN5 7XB.
Adm: Free. Times: 0900-1500.hrs
Contact: John Skill 07818.110978
Email: doncasterbonsai@gmail.com
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Just a reminder, at the foot of the Bonsai4me homepage we are constantly adding the latest posts and images that I add to social media. So if you’re not one for sitting on Facebook or Instagram, as I know many aren’t, you can catch up with my latest images on Bonsai4me itself.
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Enjoy the rest of your Summer!
Harry |
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