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 Class – Yamadorii Pines On a recent Academy Level Six session I divided the class into two groups and provided each group […]
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 Two………Now…. Part One of this post was published on the 23rd September […]
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 – Juniper Ittogawa Half-Cascade Shohin I have a […]
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 […]