Chairman:  Sir John Trinder  - 07860 682161

Secretary:  Richard Gaiger - 07745 507318

Treasurer:  Anne White - 07791 531808

Email:  bedsbonsai@hotmail.co.uk
Why Join a Bonsai Society?
  • Bonsai is a practical subject requiring artistic skill and horticultural knowledge.
  • As a craft it requires the ability to design or maintain a tree in three dimensions.
  • Whilst books can provide an invaluable source of information they cannot substitute for knowledge gained by handling real bonsai.
  • All those aspiring to own a bonsai tree soon realise that there is much more to the subject than might at first be apparent.
  • However the skills required are not difficult to understand and master when seen first hand but can be extremely difficult to describe with just words and drawings.
  • In order to develop the necessary skills therefore it really is best to attend a bonsai club.
  • It took the orientals many hundreds of years of trial and error to perfect the art of bonsai, but it is possible to acquire the basics in just a few evenings at a club.
John at Poplars Garden Centre
John, on the left, with Richard and Mike


Harlington Road
Toddington
Bedfordshire
LU5 6HE
10am to 2pm
Every Saturday from March to October our Chairman demonstrates his trees and engages with the public to promote Bonsai and encourage membership of the Society.  John is happy to give advice to anyone and other members of the group often join him at the tables.
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News item from the Poplars Garden Centre 2017
"Another successful Bonsai Show"

"Our Learning Zone was full of some fantastic examples of truly amazing bonsai trees during the weekend of the 24th & 25th June as the Bedfordshire Bonsai Society held their annual show. Despite some very warm temperatures, over 450 visitors turned out to see these stunning examples of this ancient art form and shared advice and experiences with the experts from the Society, who were on hand to give out lots of useful tips and information to both bonsai novices & enthusiasts alike. They also had visitors from other clubs in the area and even collected 3 new members. If you are interested in learning more about the care of bonsai or would like to find out more about the Bedfordshire Bonsai Society, then John and his team are at the Garden Centre every Saturday from March to October."