Newsletter - April 2012

Last month 8 members went to Holland again-going over on the night ferry.

We got to Lodders late morning & all split up & went in different directions. Within minutes I had already chosen a tree-a Kiyohmi Acer which I want to style in a oval shape, like one on show at the Swindon show last month, so I was pleased at that.

The choice once again was confusing as there is so much there, both indoor & outdoor, although the 2 Clive’s couldn’t find any thing by the time we left that day.

Next morning we went to another dealer we had found by accident last year! His trees are not as show quality as the ones at Lodders but his prices are very reasonably priced. So quite a few trees were bought from him. Graham (the owner) was so pleased with what we had purchased that he took us back to his house for coffee & biscuits!

Then it was back to Lodders to decide on our final purchases. They had put out more trees so both Clive’s found trees to chose from. We left the 2 of them there while we went to a couple of garden centres & we still had time to walk round the small town.

Both evenings we went to the local Chinese which is close to the hotel & as its our 3^rd time at least there the waitress remembered us!.& for some of us it was back to the bar.

The last morning we went back to Lodders to pay & load up the coach as we managed to bring it all back with us. Grahame told them about the 25^th anniversary & Lodders have kindly donated a Acer.

Then on our way back to the ferry we called into Japanese bonsai centre in Belgium that had been recommended to us. The Clive’s went mad-this dealer had lots of pines & junipers. It has a lot of koi ponds which are closed at this time of the year. They had a good range of trees at all prices. They have a restaurant which is only open weekends in the winter but they have lots of bonsai around the tables & another unit which is a café/bar & soft play area which we were invited into for free coffee & pancakes.

Then it was onto the ferry home-which was a brand new one.

It was a very enjoyable time especially for those of us who are bonsai enthusiasts

A huge thanks to Grahame, Lesley & Paul for the trip

Diary Dates:

We will be putting on displays at the following events, any help would be appreciated.

• Wessex Annual Show – 6^th May 2012; 10:30 – 4:30 at Kinson Community Centre www.wessexbonsaisociety.co.uk
• Fordingbridge Show – 21^st July 2012; at the recreation ground, Fordingbridge
•  Damerham Show – 28^th July 2012; Damerham Sports Field

 

 

Salisbury Bonsai Society 25^th Anniversary

5^th August 2012

 Salisbury Auction Centre, Harnham, 10:00 – 5:30 pm

Our 25^th anniversary show is to be opened by the Mayor.  Anyone is welcome to come and celebrate 25 years of bonsai in Salisbury.  Entrance is £4 for adults and £2 for children or OAP's.  Local bonsai societies will be displaying their best trees.  Confirmed societies are Wessex, Warminster, Solent, Swindon and Newbury.  Individuals are also invited to display their trees in our competition (more details to be confirmed later.)  Confirmed traders are Dailchi, John Trott Mendip Bonsai, Brian Mackitchan Exeter Bonsai Supplies, Collette Harrison Bonsai Trees Southampton, Chris Sugden.  John Trott, Peter Chan and Manuel Gonzalez will be demonstrating bonsai techniques during the day and Peter Chan will judge the competitions. There will be a raffle and one of the prizes will be an Acer donated by Lodders Bonsai in Holland.

  

Next Meeting

Our next meeting will be held on Monday the 2^nd March, Laverstock Village Hall, 7:45 pm. We will be holding a workshop and selecting trees for our display at the Wessex show.  Please bring along your trees for consideration for the society's display at the show and to work on in the workshop.  Our local experts will be available to provide advice and the Society shop will be open with a selection of tools, pots, trees and other bonsai related material.

 

We look forwards to seeing you all on Monday the 2^nd April!

 

And Finally!

 

Don’t forget to look at the website for further information about our club: - www.salisburybonsai.co.uk
You can now follow us on Twitter @SalisburyBonsai as we build up to our 25^th anniversary celebrations.

Or call: Grahame (chairman) 07785565510 or Val (sectary) 01722500157

 

Please send items for inclusion in the newsletter to me at newsletter@salisburybonsai.co.uk             

or by post to Cheryl Fish, 1 Fairview Rd, SP1 1JX

  
Thank you to Sandra for providing information and pictures for this newsletter. Remember it’s your club so please get involved and contribute!

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