Bonsai the Celtic Way

BONSAI THE CELTIC WAY

MARCH 24th-25th 2012
A weekend to celebrate Welsh trees
An extensive show of Welsh trees, these will be judged in three classes.
1 Wild yamidori
2 Domestic yamidori
3 Garden centre origin

Sat 24th 10am-11 noon Meet and greet
11-11.45 Bonsai Manuel’s way
12-12.45 Simon Temblett Hawthorn Refinement
12.45-1.30 Jerry Wheeler Carving Refinment
1.30-2.15 Lunch
2.20-3.00 John Pitt Tree refinement and pot choice
3-3.45 Questions and answers with the artists
4-5 saying good buy for the day

Sat evening meal at the Scots pine

Sun 25th 10-11 Meet and greet
11-11.45 Bonsai Manuel’s way
12-12.45 Malcolm Driffield, his approach to Bonsai
1-1.45 Lunch
2-2.45 John Pitt More on refinement and pot related issues
3-3.45 Questions and answers with the artists

All the seminars are aimed at techniques and not at producing a tree image on the day, the 45 min slots will ensure that neither the artists or audience will get bored. It will also give everyone something to look forward to hour by hour thought out the weekend finishing with the QandA at the end of each day