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 […]
March Classes Sat 7th Pines one 1 place Sun 8th Workshop Sold out (NEW) Wed 11th Workshop Sold out Sat 14th Workshop […]