A regular update on the life and times of John Hanby’s Newstead Bonsai Centre…….. Topical Times – Little and Large…..a repot! It’s that time of year when everyone in the bonsai world is involved in repotting. Here on the nursery there is always plenty to do. This small Ash tree was acquired last year and […]
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 – Two Big Trees ….One to One! A recent one to one with Andrew turned out to be a “heavy” session in every sense […]
Class Availability – April Sat 4th open workshop sold out Wed 8th midweek workshop sold out Sat 11th Taxus one 2 places Sun 12th Pines one […]
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 – Cedrus Atlantica Glauca I think it was around November 1999 when I did my first demo for […]
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 – The story of Yorkshire Privet…..Part One I suppose […]
A regular update on the life and times of John Hanby’s Newstead Bonsai Centre…….. Topical Times – Researching a Family Tree! Like most of you we are in the middle of the repotting season. We are busy with repottings on all fronts. Apart from trees on the nursery I have just repotted five of my […]
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 – Pines Class March 2015 Pines of different species and in all shapes and sizes are brought to our specific Pines classes. It is […]
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 – Newstead Two 2006….Big show….Big trees! In my last blog under the heading Memory Lane I asked the question….”Does […]
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 – Rearranging a forest planting On a recent one to […]
A regular update on the life and times of John Hanby’s Newstead Bonsai Centre…….. Topical Times – Discussion Day on a recent one to one. Pictured below are some of the trees which arrived in the classroom for a recent one to one session. The first Larch had been totally wired prior to the class. All […]