Ashfield Bonsai Club

Club History

The club was founded in 1993. Originally there was a single monthly meeting (in Sutton-in-Ashfield), this was soon increased at the request of the members to two meetings a month.

Many more formal clubs depend on demonstrations, talks and slideshows with occasional workshops. At Ashfield the emphasis is very much towards the informal and "hands on". Members regularly bring their own own material to meetings. The club caters for a wide range of experience in bonsai and welcomes new members. Advice is available from the more seasoned and creative members and we try to foster a relaxed, "family feel" with everyone having a say in the clubs affairs. Each year we invite one or two speakers of international fame to present to us, and we occasionally organise weekend workshops with well known bonsai personalties. Presently our meetings are held in the comfortable and spacious church hall at South Normanton and new members are always welcome.

In 2019 the club members will continue to exhibit at major exhibitions both at home and abroad, with trees enterred for the Swindon Winter Image show in February (where the club has also been invited to present a display stand), and at the Bonsai Expo in April.

Members will also be attending the Trophy Exhibition in Belgium in February, the Doncaster show in March and other shows throughout the year

Saturday, 23 April 2011

And another warm welcome to our second follower

Hi Ian,
Nice to see you following the blog, thanks for your support.

Regards

John

A warm welcome to our first follower

A warm welcome to Nik Rozman who has joined Ashfield Bonsai Clubs blog as our first follower.

Hi Nik, nice to see you here, hopefully one day we will be able to meet you during one of our journeys to Europe.
Regards
John

A progression of one of our members trees from 2006 to 2011

Please click on the link below to see a 5 year progression of a Kishu juniper, first worked on during a club visit to Kevin Willsons nursery, before he buggered off to sunny Spain.

http://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t6340-kishu-juniper-progression

Saturday, 9 April 2011

Best of British Bonsai 2011

Enjoy some pictures from the Best of British Bonsai exhibition at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, April 2011.

Monday, 21 March 2011

SHOHIN OFF, MARCH 2011, BRITISH SHOHIN ASSOCIATION, WILLOWBOG

Some pictures from the BSA "Shohin Off" event at Willowbog in March 2011:

Accent

Forsythia

White Pine, Ibota, Berberis

Oriental Bittersweet

Trident Maple on rock

Rosemary & Mountain Maple

Chinese Elm

Cork bark Chinese Elm

Ibota (privet)

Juniper, Oriental Bittersweet

Accent

Ashfield Bonsai Club Display:Juniper, Quince, Chinese Elm

PETER WARREN TREE CRITIQUE MARCH 2011

Peter Warren, visited the club again in March whilst carrying out workshops with club members.
He carried out a thouroghly enjoyable and informative critique of trees that member had bought along for discussion:

Peters White pine

Pauls Azalea

Johns Maple

Chris Maple

Mikes Yew

Petes Cotoneaster

Monday, 21 February 2011

PICTURES FROM SWINDON WINTER IMAGE 2011

These are just a selection of trees and accents from the show.
This is a show that you shouldn't miss, the quality of the majority of trees displayed was fantastic.
Apologies for the picture quality, the lighting at the show wasn't the best, all pictures were taken with a flash (the camera that is !)