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 Four – John’s Junipers The picture on the home page of the Junipers on the display […]
A regular update on the life and times of John Hanby’s Newstead Bonsai Centre…….. Topical Times – Winter’s coming…Autumn’s gone It only takes a few mild dry days to get you and your trees thinking of spring. A pleasant start to 2013 but you know it’s going to get worse before it get’s better. So […]
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 – Styled at last – Blaauws Junipers The same treatment was […]
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. Chris’s Taxus Baccata Chris had acquired this tree from us and had been allowing it to grow on. Together we decided that now was the right […]
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. Heathrow Bonsai Event November 2012 (Part Two) My earlier post on this event related to my morning demonstration. This post […]
A regular update on the life and times of John Hanby’s Newstead Bonsai Centre…….. Stuart’s Spruce It was the last workshop before Christmas so it seemed highly appropriate that Stuart should arrive with a spruce he had recently purchased from us. He wanted some advice on it’s initial styling. The tree is older than it’s […]
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………. Styled at last…..Blaauws Juniper About 5 or 6 years ago this batch of […]
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. Christmas Special 16th December 2012 – Juniper Iitogawa This year’s special class which included the material and full day styling session involved some compact bushy junipers ideal […]
Nothing too taxing to launch a new feature on a new website……don’t have to dig too deep into the memory cells!!! A big thanks to Mark and Ming Moreland for inviting me to demonstrate at their annual bonsai event. Credit to everyone involved that despite attrocious weather the many visitors who braved the rain were […]
To say thank you for checking out our website we are holding a one day sale on Saturday 29th December 10.00 to 4.00pm. Just for the day there will be 20% off all bonsai trees , plants, and raw material. There will also be 25% off all Japanese carbon and stainless steel tools. I hope you […]