Welcome to the online home of Eastleigh Bonsai Society
Our meetings are on the second Monday of every month at the United Reformed Church in Hedge End.
14 St John's Road
Hedge End
Southampton SO30 4AB
Ample free car parking is available behind the Post Office and Lloyds Bank.
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Registered members of other Bonsai Societies are welcomed to our meetings at the same door terms and conditions as our own members.
Read about our history and how we are run here.
EASTLEIGH BONSAI SOCIETY PROGRAMME
Our club meetings are a mix of outside speakers and workshops, with some of our more experienced members sharing their hints and tips on bonsai basics such as re-potting, pruning and care for your trees over the different seasons.
We also participate at various club shows in neighbouring counties, which are always a good source of inspiration and a chance to see the latest pots and accessories
from bonsai traders in Britain and abroad.
CLUB NIGHTS AND SHOWS IN 2020
| January | January | January | January | January |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob – Potting Media,Pot Preparation and my approach to repotting. A walk through of potting media, pot selection and an aapproach to repotting of bonsai | Rob – Potting Media,Pot Preparation and my approach to repotting. A walk through of potting media, pot selection and an aapproach to repotting of bonsai | Rob – Potting Media,Pot Preparation and my approach to repotting. A walk through of potting media, pot selection and an aapproach to repotting of bonsai | Rob – Potting Media,Pot Preparation and my approach to repotting. A walk through of potting media, pot selection and an aapproach to repotting of bonsai | Rob – Potting Media,Pot Preparation and my approach to repotting. A walk through of potting media, pot selection and an aapproach to repotting of bonsai |
| MONTH | DATE | WHO'S ON / WHAT'S ON | WHAT IT'S ABOUT | MEETING DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Mon 13 Jan | Paul Eslinger | Pots, horticulture, art | Paul – Selecting pots for trees. Horticulture/art balance. Brief intro to bonsai 'strategies' and descriptions. |
| January | Sun 26 Jan | UKBA Auction | External Show | UK Bonsai Auction and Suiseki/Saikei/Mame Show |
| February | Mon 10 Feb | Club Activity | Workshop | Repotting Workshop: Bring tools and trees, work on them and discuss options with Members. |
| February | Sun 23 Feb | Swindon | External Show | Swindon and District Bonsai Society – Winter Image Show |
| March | Mon 09 Mar | TBC | TBC | Speaker TBC |
| March | Sun 29 Mar | Clocks go forward | British Summertime | British Summertime STARTS, i.e. 01:00 is 02:00 |
| June | Mon 13 Apr | Club Activity | Workshop | Spring Pruning/Repotting Workshop: Bring tools and trees, work on them and discuss options with Members. |
| July | Sat 4 Jul | Chichester | External Show | Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show |
| July | Sun 5 Jul | Chichester | External Show | Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show |
| July | Mon 13 Jul | David Cheshire | Developping Native Trees | David Cheshire – Small native, locally started material; methods for developing these and bringing them to show standard. |
| August | Mon 10 Aug | Paul Eslinger | Bonsai Critique & Identifying Opportunities | Paul – Exploring opportunities with your 'oddballs': a no-tools review of challenging trees, so bring a couple along. |
| September | Mon 14 Sep | Alan Harriman | Suiseki | Alan Harriman – A perspective on understanding Japanese, Chinese and local Suiseki. Viewing Stones don’t always have to come from the Pacific rim. |
| October | Mon 12 Oct | Club Activity | Workshop | Autumn Pruning Workshop: Bring tools and trees, work on them and discuss options with Members. |
| October | Sun 18 Oct | Heathrow | External Show | Heathrow Bonsai Show |
| October | Sun 25 Oct | Clocks go backward | British Wintertime | Sun 25 Oct - British Summertime ENDS, i.e. 02:00 is 01:00 |
| November | Mon 9 Nov | Robert Stewart | Bonsai Planning for Next Year | Rob – Planning next year's projects: looking at trees in their early stages and options for development. |
| December | Mon 14 Dec | Club Activity | AGM | AGM & American Supper – 5 mins of business: an opportunity to influence the Society's future, a look at our finances. Followed by an American Supper. |
| DAY | WHO'S ON / WHAT'S ON | WHAT IT'S ABOUT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Mon 14 Jan | Robert Stewart | Bonsai Preparation | Rob - Potting Media, Pot Preparation and my approach to repotting. A walk through of potting media, pot selection and an approach to repotting of bonsai |
| January | Sun 27 Jan | UKBA Auction | External Show | UK Bonsai Auction and Show |
| February | Mon 11 Feb | Club Styling Evening | Bonsai Styling | “Styling by Committee” on a yew tree, members jointly making the decisions as work progresses! Also group discussion of the styling or options for any trees that are brought in. |
| February | Sun 24 Feb | Swindon Show | External Show | Swindon and District Bonsai Society – Show - EASTLEGH NOT INVITED TO SHOW - |
| March | Mon 11 Mar | Chris Thomas | Larches | Chris Thomas – working with larches to demonstrate planning the trees' development through the year |
| March | Sun 31 Mar | British Summertime STARTS | ||
| April | Mon 8 Apr | Club Activity | Workshop | Workshop – Spring Pruning/Repotting: Bring your tools and trees. Take the opportunity to work on your trees while discussing options with Members. |
| May | Sun 5 May | Wessex Show | External Show | Wessex Bonsai Society - Show |
| May | Mon 13 May | Paul Eslinger | Bonsai Security | Paul – Bonsai Security: Looking at approaches that improve the security of our bonsai using simple approaches and technology to fill the gaps. |
| May | Sun 26 May | Eastbourne & Wealden Show | External Show | Eastbourne and Wealden Bonsai Society - Show |
| June | Mon 10 Jun | Club Activity | Workshop | Workshop – Summer Pruning: Bring your tools and trees and take the opportunity to work on the trees and discuss options with Members. |
| July | Sat 6 Jul | Chichester Show | External Show | Chichester & District Bonsai Society 2-day Show |
| July | Sun 7 Jul | Chichester Show | External Show | Chichester & District Bonsai Society 2-day Show |
| July | Mon 8 Jul | Cancelled | Cancelled | MEETING CANCELLED DUE TO UNAVAILABLE VENUE: Ray Broughton – Pests and Diseases: Looking at all the bad guys that are waiting to dine on your trees and how best to combat them. |
| August | Mon 12 Aug | David Penny | Creating Saikei | David Penny – Saikei: Japanese tray plantings; a mixture of trees, rocks and underplanting to create a landscape scene. |
| September | Mon 9 Sep | Club Activity | Workshop | Workshop – Autumn Pruning: Bring your tools and trees. Take the opportunity to work on your trees and discuss options with Members. |
| October | Mon 14 Oct | Malcolm Driffield | Bonsai Styling | Malcolm Driffield – Bonsai Planning: Working out how to style trees – working with Members to plan the development of their trees. |
| October | Sun 20 Oct | Heathrow Show | External Show | Heathrow Bonsai Show |
| October | Sun 27 Oct | British Summertime ENDS | ||
| November | Mon 11 Nov | Collette Harrison | Bonsai Preparation | Collete Harrison – Looking Ahead: Putting your trees to bed for the winter and planning for next year. |
| December | Mon 9 Dec | Club Activity | AGM | AGM and American Supper – 5 minutes of business, your opportunity to change the officers, influence the future of the Society and look at our finances. Followed by an American Supper. |
| EASTLEIGH BONSAI SOCIETY | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 PROGRAMME | |||||
| MONTH | DAY | DATE | WHO'S ON / WHAT'S ON | WHAT IT'S ABOUT | MEETING DESCRIPTION |
| January | Monday | Mon 13 Jan | Paul Eslinger | Pots, horticulture, art | Paul – Selecting pots for trees, the horticulture/art balance and a brief introduction to the strategies and descriptions we use. |
| January | Sunday | Sun 26 Jan | UKBA Auction | External Show | UK Bonsai Auction and Suiseki/Saikei/Mame Show |
| February | Monday | Mon 10 Feb | Club Activity | Workshop | Workshop – Repotting. Bring your tools and trees and take the opportunity to work on the trees and discuss options with Members. |
| February | Sunday | Sun 23 Feb | Swindon | External Show | Swindon and District Bonsai Society – Winter Image Show |
| March | Monday | March 11, 1900 | TBC | TBC | Speaker TBC |
| March | Sunday | March 13, 1900 | Clocks go forward | British Summertime | British Summertime STARTS, i.e. 01:00 is 02:00 |
| April | Monday | March 12, 1900 | Club Activity | Workshop | Workshop – Spring Pruning/Repotting Bring your tools and trees and take the opportunity to work on the trees and discuss options with Members. |
| May | Monday | March 14, 1900 | Robert Stewart | Displaying Bonsai (Interactive) | Rob – putting a display together with the available trees. Members should bring one or two trees and an accent plant for Rob to use in his display. |
| May | Sunday | March 15, 1900 | Eastbourne & Wealden | External Show | Eastbourne and Wealden Bonsai Society - Show |
| June | Monday | March 16, 1900 | Club Activity | Workshop | Workshop – Summer Pruning Bring your tools and trees and take the opportunity to work on the trees and discuss options with Members. |
| July | Saturday | March 17, 1900 | Chichester | External Show | Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show |
| July | Sunday | March 18, 1900 | Chichester | External Show | Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show |
| July | Monday | March 19, 1900 | David Cheshire | Developping Native Trees | David Cheshire – How to take small native material, grown/developed locally, methods for developing the material initially and how to develop it to show standard. |
| August | Monday | March 20, 1900 | Paul Eslinger | Bonsai Critique & Identifying Opportunities | Paul – critique and exploring opportunities with your odd balls. A no-tools review of your challenging trees, the ugly ducklings… So bring one or two to explore. |
| September | Monday | March 21, 1900 | Alan Harriman | Suiseki | Alan Harriman – A different perspective on understanding and appreciation of Japanese, Chinese and local stones. Suiseki don’t have to come from the Pacific rim to be appreciated. |
| October | Monday | March 22, 1900 | Club Activity | Workshop | Workshop – Autumn Pruning Bring your tools and trees and take the opportunity to work on the trees and discuss options with Members. |
| October | Sunday | March 23, 1900 | Heathrow | External Show | Heathrow Bonsai Show |
| October | Sunday | March 24, 1900 | Clocks go backward | British Wintertime | Sun 25 Oct - British Summertime ENDS, i.e.02:00 is 01:00 |
| November | Monday | March 25, 1900 | Robert Stewart | Bonsai Planning for Next Year | Rob – Planning next years projects. Looking at some trees in their early development stages and planning their development over the coming year… |
| December | Monday | March 26, 1900 | Club Activity | AGM | AGM and American Supper – 5 mins of business, your opportunity to change the officers, influence the future of the Society and look at our finances. Followed by an American Supper. |
Click on the table to see descriptions of our 2020 events.
Eastleigh Bonsai Society is an ideal place to share knowledge and experience.
Several of our members have been developing trees for several years
and are more than happy to pass along what they know.
Click on the links below to see some of their papers and presentations.
It's all about growing. Together.
Eastleigh Bonsai Society is an ideal place to share knowledge and experience. Several of our members have been developing trees for several years and are more than happy to pass along what they know. Click on the links below to see some of their papers and presentations. It's all about growing. Together.
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We meet on the second Monday of every month at
United Reformed Church
14 St John's Road
Hedge End
Southampton SO30 4AB
Ample free car parking is available behind the Post Office and Lloyds Bank.
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