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Bonsai School 2012
We are pleased to announce that members of the NIBS will have an exclusive opportunity to take part in ‘Bonsai School 2012’ run jointly between the NIBS and Willowbog Bonsai. The school will be held on 3 Saturdays in 2012 in Newtownards, running from 10am to 5pm, with a snack lunch included. Time will also be set…
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Hugh Says Hello
I thought I would re-publish the comment below . Hugh W, one of our new members wanted to share his thoughts about his first day with the club. This just happened to be the October Bonsai School. I really enjoyed the saturday workshop, I am quite a novice to the bonsai keeping world, I have…
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Deadwood
The main focus of the weekend school and workshop was deadwood. Here a few images showing some of the work done at the school and during the workshop. In most cases, this is the first basic carving work on the tree. Roy’s demo Hawthorn Ben’s Larch Stan’s Larch Geraldine’s Juniper Valerie’s Mugo Pine Peter’s Larch,…
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School’s Out
This weekend saw the final Willowbog Bonsai School for 2011. In my opinion it was also the best session so far. Peter talked about Winter protection for our trees. This proved to be a very popular topic for our members with a lot of audience participation. He moved on to the main topic for the…
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Classroom Ready, Awaiting Teacher
The classroom has been created for our bonsai school this Saturday, all we need now is the arrival of our teacher, Peter Snart of Willowbog Bonsai. He will currently be packing his van full of all things bonsai for us to buy :-) Check back with us for more images of how the weekend went.