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If you are thinking about exhibiting a tree at The Bonsai Show Live 2024 in Telford, UK, then Part 4 covers the judging process that leads to individual tree awards. The Bonsai Show Live introduced a points based judging system in 2022 and this has been refined and extended. Continuing our open and honest approach towards the event, the judging system remains totally impartial, provides feedbac...

If you are thinking about exhibiting a tree at The Bonsai Show Live 2024 in Telford, UK, then Part 3 covers the process by which trees are accepted. From the initial submission and acceptance, through to on the day checks and final placement, the process is designed to be open and transparent. This process also ensure that the quality of accepted trees remains high and provides visitors with th...

If you are thinking about exhibiting a tree at The Bonsai Show Live 2024 in Telford, UK, then Part 2 covers the ways to enter your tree via a desktop or mobile. You can enter your tree at www.thebonsaishowlive.co.uk/tree-exhibition-entry and have until August 31st 2024 to submit a tree for exhibition.

If you are thinking about exhibiting a tree at The Bonsai Show Live 2024 in Telford, UK, then Part 1 will explain the approach and ideas behind the progressive UK show. What changes are we making and what are the benefits? You can enter your tree at www.thebonsaishowlive.co.uk/tree-exhibition-entry and have until August 31st 2024 to submit a tree for exhibition.

With the weather turning cold and snowy, we chose to move indoors for this episode and take a quick run through of some of the names used in bonsai display and exhibition. Bonsai shows and exhibitions get underway from now and run through to early Autumn so we hope some of this information helps to get you ready. So we look at bonsai tables, stands, jitta and suiseki. Fingers crossed that we ca...

In this short episode we look at buying bonsai as gifts and at this time of year then Mother's Day in the UK is approaching. Our two recommendations for flowering, decorative trees that always perform in mid March for gifts.

Now that the bonsai season is getting underway, the biggest task is repotting and choosing a new pot can be hit and miss. We discuss the basics of choosing a pot for an upright style bonsai. We also look at undertaking a repotting of an Arakawa Japanese Maple. the process that we use to repot the Cork Bark Maple is shown, preparing the soil mix, the pot and then the tree is important to get rig...

In this first episode of 2023, we return to a shorter format and discuss what to look for when buying a bonsai tree now that the bonsai season is getting underway. We also look at when to repot bonsai as this is one of the most common questions that we get asked. Its great to be back doing bonsai.

During The Bonsai Show Live 2022, we took the opportunity to interview Morten Albek and ask him about his love for bonsai and specifically shohin bonsai. We release this interview in what is the 20th year of kisetsu-en bonsai garden and shohin learning outlet. Congratulations to Morten and we thank you for your shohin inspiration.

The Bonsai Show Festive Special 2022 In this festive special we undertake a roundup of the year and look forward to 2023 with some behind the scenes discussion on protecting bonsai during cold weather. We also have a quick look back at the The Bonsai Show and what we have achieved this year.

KNOWvember Bonsai Series #30 KNOWvember is a series of bonsai related hints and tips running throughout November. #30 In this short video we discuss the links between bonsai and positive mental health.

KNOWvember Bonsai Series #29 KNOWvember is a series of bonsai related hints and tips running throughout November. #29 In this short video we advise you to take photographs of your bonsai to keep records and see progression over time.

KNOWvember Bonsai Series #28 KNOWvember is a series of bonsai related hints and tips running throughout November. #28 In this short video we discuss indoor and outdoor bonsai and the good old Chinese Elm.

KNOWvember Bonsai Series #27 - Check for wires cutting in on your bonsai

KNOWvember Bonsai Series #26 - Watering small pot bonsai in summer

KNOWvember Series #25 - Seeking Help with Bonsai Health Concerns

KNOWvember Bonsai Series #24 - BON-TAG Bonsai Security

KNOWvember Bonsai Series #23 - Repotting Pine Bonsai

The Bonsai Show S1 Episode 10 - Cleaning Bonsai Tools and John Armitage Interview

KNOWvember Bonsai Series #22 - Buying more mature bonsai material

KNOWvember Bonsai Series #21 - Keeping pine bonsai looking good

KNOWvember Bonsai Series #20 - Putting a shine on a bonsai pot

KNOWvember Series #19 - Preventing cross contamination of diseases

KNOWvember Series #18 - Better working height for shohin bonsai

KNOWvember Bonsai Series #17 - Beginner advice from Nacho Salar

KNOWvember Bonsai Series #16 - How to make a wire butterfly

KNOWvember Series #15 - A guests number 1 tip for beginners

KNOWvember Bonsai Series #14 - Securing a tree into a single drainage holed pot

KNOWvember Bonsai Series #13 - Foliar Feeding