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 – Display Garden – Newstead 2 September 2006 August 2006 and we are running out of time. The […]
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 – A Tale of Three Junipers (Part Three) Part […]
A regular update on the life and times of John Hanby’s Newstead Bonsai Centre…….. Topical Times – Nursery border Last Thursday we decided to take advantage of the continuing warm weather and finish planting a border between my garden and the nursery. The open areas of soil had become a big attraction to both the […]
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 – Deciduous tree workshop June 2013 Some of the trees brought to this workshop had already attended earlier workshops held around February/March. Spring pruning […]
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 – Hollow trunk Cercis (Judas Tree) This tree was one of three Cercis trees which arrived on the […]
August Class Changes Due to excessive demand we have had to introduce another Beginners Course into our autumn schedule. The Open Workshop on Sunday 4th of August has now been replaced with Beginners One whilst Beginners Two will take place on Sunday 25th August. The Open Workshop on Sunday 18th August has been moved to […]
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 – A Tale of Three Junipers (Part Two) Part […]
A regular update on the life and times of John Hanby’s Newstead Bonsai Centre…….. Topical Times – A Yorkshire Bonsai Garden At last….warm and calm sultry summer evenings, a time for barbecues, for eating outside, birds singing, a warm summer breeze…..a time to relax. Time to enjoy the fruits of your labour, the well-tended(?!!!) garden, […]
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 – Beginners Two June 23rd 2013 In June we held our most recent Beginners course with part one taking place on the 9th and […]
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 3 2008 Pines on show This was our third Newstead show so by now we were […]