Category: Classroom Corner

These two Cedars were recently brought to a one to one session along with some Maples.

Paul acquired this tree knowing that it was in need of serious attention and that I was always available to offer help and advice. This is an old Juniper that originated in Japan. It is very typical of the type…..informal literati style with a striking interplay of twisting Shari and live veins. Someone had put […]

These three trees had already put on some good early season growth…..were ready to be pruned back……and can now come back again but growing where we want them to grow!

We carried out a styling of this tree in October 2017. Keep a lookout for further updates on this tree in the future.

When Alan said he was digging a tree out of the garden to bring along to a one to two Class I don’t know what I expected………….but he arrived with a monster of a tree! This Yew tree was seriously big and it was just so difficult to see clearly what was going on inside […]

An open window into the comings and goings of students and their trees attending our regular weekend and midweek bonsai classes under the ever watchful eyes of John Hanby. Classroom Corner – Beginners Class June 2018 This was day two of our Beginners Course and a chance for the students to have a go at […]

An open window into the comings and goings of students and their trees attending our regular weekend and midweek bonsai classes under the ever watchful eyes of John Hanby. Classroom Corner – Richards Juniper Parsonii This was Richard’s first attempt at a Bonsai styling …….in at the deep end springs rapidly to mind. This is […]

An open window into the comings and goings of students and their trees attending our regular weekend and midweek bonsai classes under the ever watchful eyes of John Hanby. Classroom Corner – Academy 9/11 Class May 2018 Yesterday was one of my Academy sessions. The weather was so good that at one point we took […]

An open window into the comings and goings of students and their trees attending our regular weekend and midweek bonsai classes under the ever watchful eyes of John Hanby. Classroom Corner – White Pine styling…..simple but effective! This Japanese White Pine was brought along to a recent open workshop. The upper trunk was just so […]

An open window into the comings and goings of students and their trees attending our regular weekend and midweek bonsai classes under the ever watchful eyes of John Hanby. Classroom Corner – One to one……deciduous day! On a recent one to one at the nursery Roy brought along some deciduous trees for advice and pruning. […]