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 – Repotting….A tale of two Pines These two large old Pines were brought to the same workshop in March by two different students. One […]
Due to altering the date and some last minute cancellations there are only four people booked on Junipers One Saturday 13th April so if you and your trees fancy some extra attention give us a call now!!! This is a rare opportunity as February, March and April classes have been completely sold out. Look forward […]
A regular update on the life and times of John Hanby’s Newstead Bonsai Centre…….. Topical Times – Beginners Two Sunday April 7th 2013 Another chance to have a peek at a group of beginners and see what they got up to on their second day. Having attended Beginners One earlier in the year 6 students […]
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 One 2004 – A professional view (Part Two) Part One of this post was published on […]
Sometimes I work on nursery trees, sometimes I work on client’s trees……and sometimes if I’ve been really good 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 – Twisting shari….Semi-cascade Juniper Part Two The original post relating to […]
We have just received a delivery of :- Bonsai Pots – all shapes and sizes Tools – we have the full range of Chinese and Japanese bonsai tools Fertilisers – we stock the full range of Sumo bonsai products in all sizes Compost – Akadama in 5 granular sizes, Bims, Keto, Kanuma, Small bags ready […]
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 – Chris’s Juniper Ittogawa Chris exhibited this small Juniper Ittogawa at Newstead 4 in September 2010. At all the Newstead exhibitions the visitors have […]
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 One 2004 – A professional view (Part One) We moved our bonsai nursery into Newstead in […]
A regular update on the life and times of John Hanby’s Newstead Bonsai Centre…….. Topical Times – Update – Trees in past blogs finally repotted For several weeks now we have been busy repotting trees in between classes and when the weather was not too cold. Some of the trees we have been working on […]
Sometimes I work on nursery trees, sometimes I work on client’s trees……and sometimes if I’ve been really good 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 – Spruce Styling This tree was selected from our stock of […]