Next Meeting
in
on
Wednesday
12 November 2025
7:30 - 10:00 pm
We are a very friendly group of people with one major interest in common, an enthusiastic love of Bonsai. Whether you are a beginner setting out along the pathway that is Bonsai or already have some years of cultivating your trees behind you, do get in touch, or just simply come along to a meeting and see what goes on.
Further details of membership are in the Join Us section.
Date |
Event |
Tree of Month |
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| November - 12th | Pot Night | Tree and pot combination | |
| November - 15th | Workshop at: Staplegrove Village Hall, Staplegrove Road, Taunton, TA1 6AL, 10.00 to 16.00hrs, with a £5 charge per member. This will be the last workshop that we run this year so please take advantage and get your trees ready for winter. |
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| December - 10th | A G M - with a bring and share supper | No ToM | |
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| January - 14th | Jon Burgess - Inspiration from Nature | Winter Image | |
| February - 11th | Club Auction - Administered by John Trott  |
No ToM | |
| March - 11th | Repotting Workshop | Best Tree/Pot Combination | |
| March 15th | Yamadori Dig on Holden Hill, linking up with Exeter Bonsai | ||
| April - 15th | Provisionally - Dr Malcolm Hughes Pines and Cedars |
Displaying trees using - ’Three Point Display’ - |
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| May - 13th | John Trott Air Layering |
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| 23rd - 25th May - Club Show at Willowbrook Garden Centre. | |||
| June - 10th | - | - | |
| July - 8th | Summer Workshop | Summer foliage | |
| August - 12th | Corin Tomlinson | President's Challenge A year to find and style a bonsai from a species not commonly used in bonsai….rare, unusual, challenging No size restriction ….mame, Shohin, chuhin and upwards In a bonsai pot not a flower pot. Check your own trees if they are up to the challenge. Search out nursery trees, shrubs, climbers let your mind run riot! |
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| September - 9th | Caz Scott | Auction Trees | |
| October - 14th | Amelia Williams | - | |
| November - 11th | Maggie Curtis Pots for Trees |
Tree and pot combination | |
| December - 10th | A G M - with bring and share supper | No ToM | |
Why not come along and join our friendly club. You will be sure of a warm welcome and a cup of tea. So that you may try the club without a yearly commitment you can join in as a visitor FREE on the first occasion and paying just £4.00 per evening which includes tea or coffee and a biscuit on any later visits.
Currently the annual membership fee is £20.00 and attendance is £4.00 per evening.
Junior members (under 18 years old on the second Wednesday in January) will not be required to pay the annual subscription for that year and Junior members would be asked to pay a reduced attendance fee of £2 per meeting.
Raffle tickets are sold each month for a yearly draw for a tree.
So what are you waiting for? Either send an email via the 'Contact Us' section below, or just simply come along. We enjoy meeting fellow enthusiasts, beginners, anyone who thinks they may like bonsai; or just join for the fun of it – and get involved!
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Please click either Report or Critique in the appropriate month to view document.
2025 |
Theme |
Tree of the Month Critiques |
|---|---|---|
| January - 8th | Amelia Williams - Talk and workshop on Penjing | Winter Image |
| February - 12th | Club Auction - Administered by John Trott | No ToM |
| March - 12th | Repotting Workshop | Spring Tree |
| April - 9th | Chris Thomas - Bogwood Planting | Conifers |
| May - 14th | Show Preparation | Spring Colour |
| June - 11th | John Trott - Bonsai Display at Shows | Conifers |
| July - 9th | Summer Workshop and Bring & Buy Sale | Summer foliage |
| August - 13th | Adrian's Bonsai Journey | President's Challenge |
| September - 10th | Critique of Auction trees - in particular trees purchased at our Society auctions | Auction Trees |
| October - 8th | Dave Cheshire - Acers | Autumn colour |
| November - 13th | Pot Night | Tree and pot combination |
| December - 11th | A G M - with a bring and share supper | No ToM |
We meet at Bishop Henderson C of E Primary School, Henderson Close, Taunton TA1 4TU
