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BSA 2012 Awards
Here are a few of the award winners at the weekend along with some fantastic Certificate of Merit Winners as well.
My own Maple to start. Best Deciduous Chuhin.
My favourite tree in the show, John Armitage’s Juniper winner of best Shohin Conifer.
Dave Hanna’s Common Juniper, Best Conifer Chuhin.
Mark and Ritta Cooper’s Zelkova, Best Deciduous Shohin. Perfect little tree.
best Shohin Composition, the Coopers again.
The Best Tree/Pot combo, Again, the Coopers.
Best Mame Composition amazing display by Bob Bailey who managed to make the journey home far faster due to a lighter car 🙂 Thanks again Bob for bringing the slab up for me. Hope the wine was to your liking.
Best Mame Bonsai, Bob’s Black Pine.
Fiona Wallace’s Shohin Composition Merit Award
Les Story’s Blackthorn winning a merit award for Deciduous Chuhin.
Ashfield Bonsai Club, best Collaborative Composition
Sue Summers Juniper Merit award for Shohin Conifer
Bill Gordon’s Chinese Elm Merit Award Deciduous Chuhin.
Caroline Steward, merit award for this Juniper in the Chuhin Conifer class.
Bill Gordon, Mame Bonsai merit Award for this little Lonicera
It was part of this Collaboration composition from the lads from Wirral Bonsai Society.
Simon Hadden’s wonderful Lonicera winning a merit award in the European origin class.
Surrey heath Bonsai Society merit award winners for their Mame Composition.
Merit Award winning Acer from Simon and Gill Richardson in the Deciduous Shohin class.
Mike Rayson’s Merit Award for this Yew in the Chuhin Conifer Class.
Another European Origin Merit Award for the Privet in the Wirral Bonsai Society Display.
Ray Columbe’s Juniper winning the nearly there class and the lovely pot awarded by Walsall Ceramics.
Apologies for those that are missing, trying to remember them all is a task in itself!
BSA Exhibition 2012 – Accents
Going to try and work my way through the photos I have taken over the weekend and add them here is some sort of order.
I’ll start with my favourite accents from the show.
Thanks …
… to all of you here and on Facebook, email etc for your kinds words about my Award at the BSA Exhibition.
I’m still here at Willowbog chilling after a great weekend. You only have to read the feedback on the forums to see just how good the standard of trees was. I personally found the best bit was getting to meet so many of you who I have only really known through the internet. It was also good to catch up with some old friends too.
I have hundreds of photos to share and some video as well. It’ll take me a day or two to get sorted and get these posted when I get home. I’m off collecting on Tuesday which will slow things down as well.
Here’s a few to whet your appetite. Can’t post too many or Peter’s internet connection will be cut off for the rest of the month 🙂
Shocked, Stunned, Delighted!
Great day at Willowbog yesterday. The BSA Exhibition was in full flow and I was able to catch up with some folk I’ve only ever met online. Hoping to spend a little more time with them and some others today.
Got the shock of my life last night when my Japanese Maple won the Best Deciduous Chuhin in Show!! Even managed to drop the trophy on the table.
The overall winner was Ritta and Mark Cooper’s stunning Shohin display. To be honest anyone of their display could have won it.
A few more photos, not too many as I’m using up most of Peter’s Upload limit as it is 🙂
Let the Wee Trees Begin
Watching the cars arrive at Willowbog for the Exhibition today. A lovely dry day, really looking forward to some craic 🙂
BSA Final Preparation
Well, I made it to Willowbog for the BSA Show. The final adjustments are being made to fit everything in. I’m told that the standard id up yet again with many of the trees being exhibited for the first time. It’s my first time here and I’m really impressed.
I took a few photos tonight in bad light to give you a quick feel for the set up and standard. The camera will be busy tomorrow!!
The Croc Brothers 🙂
Time permitting, I’ll try and give an update tomorrow.
Little Cascade Ivy Preperation
I’m bring this little Ivy over to the BSA show as well. Not much good on it’s own but it might just help fill out a display for someone else. Being an unusual variety it’ll hopefully add a little interest too.
I had to replace the old moss and tidy up a few leaves that were pointing the wrong way. The very nature of Ivy’s growth means that they a a little unkempt, but I rather like this little fellow.
As lifted out of the Winter quarters, weeds and all!
I removed all the old moss.
As rots had grown into the old moss I trimmed them and gave it a general tidy up before I applied the new moss.
Ready to go. The photo doesn’t do the little fellow justice, but they rarely do.
Chuhin Maple Show Preperation
I’m taking this Maple with me to the BSA Exhibition next Friday in the off chance that it’s up to the mark for the display. I had to do a little work to get it in order. This is it to start with.
Some little dead stubs had to be cut out to keep it tidy.
Next up I gave it a good soaking in a container of water.
I then scraped off the lose mix from the soil surface to make way for the moss.
Moss at the ready I made a start with getting it applied.
I used 3 different types of moss collected from three different sites. By mixing them up as you plant it, you make a more interesting surface.
I like to add a little moss with seed heads to the back of the pot. I think it helps add depth to the overall composition.
Next step was to water in the moss and get rid of any debris from the surface, then give it another press down.
Job Done, hopefully it’ll make the cut.
One week from now….
I’ll be getting on the boat to head over to the BSA Exhibition.
It’s been great to hear from folk on the forums who are making the trip up to Willowbog, quite a few by the looks of it. Looking forward to meeting some old friends [Boxy :-)] and some new ones. Quite a few that I know from the world wide web as well but have as yet never met face to face. God help them when they see my face 😀
Bonsai Eejit 