A regular update on the life and times of John Hanby’s Newstead Bonsai Centre…….. Topical Times – Conifer air layers – a result! A Bonsai Academy class held on the 27th March 2012 involved placing air layers on different species of potential bonsai material. Sometimes it was to create a better root system on an […]
From and including the open workshop on Sunday 3rd November all Sunday bonsai classes will now take place from 9.30am to 3.30pm. Saturday and Wednesday bonsai classes will continue to run from 10.00am to 4.00pm. October Classes Availability Sat 5th Open workshop Sold […]
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 – Stan’s Juniper Styling On a recent midweek class Stan brought a Juniper he had acquired at the beginning of the year. The tree […]
Looking back….we can tell a tree’s story…..admire an image…..capture a moment…..remember a special event…..be inspired – to create a memory for tomorrow. I hope you enjoy this regular peep into some of John’s bonsai history. Memory Lane – Demo Day Taxus Cuspidata Part One………Then…. This Taxus arrived into Europe from Japan in January 2005. With […]
Sometimes I work on nursery trees, sometimes I work on client’s trees……and sometimes if I’ve been a really good boy I get to work on my own trees. Hopefully these regular visits will give you an insight into what goes on behind closed doors………. Studio Stories – One to One – Chris’s Junipers August 2013 […]
A regular update on the life and times of John Hanby’s Newstead Bonsai Centre…….. Topical Times – It’s that Styling time of year As the nights draw in and autumn arrives often accompanied by damp colder weather it invariably means we have to take refuge in the studio. At least there is less time to […]
Our next 2 day Beginners Course due to be held in October was vastly oversubscribed so we had no alternative but to try and find extra dates. Unfortunately this means we have had to cancel two open workshops on the 19th October and the 2nd November. We are now running Beginners One classes on the […]
The John Hanby Bonsai Academy Information relating to the academy can now be found on the website homepage on the drop down menu under “Bonsai Classes and Information”. Next year we hope to be running Levels One, Five and Seven. If you are interested in enrolling on the academy please contact the nursery as soon […]
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 – Taxus Class – September 2013 This Taxus class provided us with the opportunity to discuss and work on some really excellent bonsai. The […]
Looking back….we can tell a tree’s story…..admire an image…..capture a moment…..remember a special event…..be inspired – to create a memory for tomorrow. I hope you enjoy this regular peep into some of John’s bonsai history. Memory Lane – Bonsai Academy Yamadorii Buxus One of our sessions on the bonsai academy classes involved a repotting […]