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 Dragon’s Tail”…..the story of a White Pine […]
A regular update on the life and times of John Hanby’s Newstead Bonsai Centre…….. Topical Times – Paul Goff….tribute to a talented man…. On Thursday 20th November 2014 I sat in a packed crematorium on the outskirts of Northampton and like most people there could still not understand that this was really happening. The sad […]
Christmas Opening Times The nursery will close at 3.30pm on Sunday 21st December and apart from the sale day will not reopen until 10.00am on Saturday 3rd January. We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our students, customers and website visitors a very happy Christmas and a peaceful, healthy New Year. Thank […]
The dates for our Spring/Summer schedule for 2015 have just been released and you will find them under “Courses” in a drop down menu under the heading “Bonsai Classes and Information”. This is a busy bonsai period so expect whole months to be sold out again. Of the 488 workshop places available between January and July […]
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 – Dave’s Larch..Drastic pruning step by step…. Dave brought in this Larch to the midweek class held earlier this week. The tree obviously has some […]
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 – Small trees at Newstead Three….September 2008 Every two years from 2004 to 2010 we staged a Newstead […]
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 Dragon’s Tail”…..the story of a White Pine […]
A regular update on the life and times of John Hanby’s Newstead Bonsai Centre…….. Topical Times – Short but ever so sweet! Just had to take some pictures of my big Acer Palmatum in it’s autumn coat. The smaller trunk had good colour last week but the taller tree has changed over the past few […]
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 – Rob’s Juniper Chinensis A few weeks ago on October 24th we posted a blog under Topical Times entitled “Travelling Times”. One of 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 – World Bonsai Convention Munich 2001 Did you attend the World Bonsai Convention in Munich in July 2001?…..if […]