Topical Times – Colour in the Bonsai garden…..
A regular update on the life and times of John Hanby’s Newstead Bonsai Centre…….. Topical Times – Colour in the Bonsai garden…..
Studio Stories – Demo day Taxus Cuspidata update
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 – Demo day Taxus Cuspidata update The first pictures […]
Memory Lane – Do not be lazy…cut back on the mesh!
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 – Do not be lazy…..cut back on the mesh! You may recall this Pine when we first reported […]
Classroom Corner – Academy 9/11 Class May 2018
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 […]
Topical Times – A tale of two Junipers!
A regular update on the life and times of John Hanby’s Newstead Bonsai Centre…….. Topical Times – A tale of two Junipers! On a recent one to two class these two very similar Junipers turned up. One was a Juniper Chinensis imported from Japan whilst the other was Juniper Squamata which was field grown from […]
Studio Stories – Yamadorii Juniper Japan….repotted!
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 – Yamadorii Juniper Japan….repotted! Following on the series of […]
Memory Lane – March 2013……
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 – March 2013…… …….and whilst this Juniper Chinensis was being restyled and repotted inside…………..outside had a somewhat familiar […]
Classroom Corner – White Pine Styling…simple but effective!
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 […]
Topical Times – When two become one……again!
A regular update on the life and times of John Hanby’s Newstead Bonsai Centre…….. Topical Times – When two become one ……..again! These two Junipers had been collected together from the wild in Europe. They had been separated for a few years, there had been a change of ownership, but now they were back in […]
Studio Stories – Euonymus repotted!
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 – Euonymus repotted! My last Studio Stories article featured […]