SOMERSET BONSAI SOCIETY

Welcome to the Somerset Bonsai Society

Next Meeting
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Wednesday

11 March 2026

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.

Club Programme

Date	Event	Tree of Month
- 2026 -
March - 11th	Repotting Workshop	Best Tree/Pot Combination
March 21st	Yamadori Dig on Holden Hill, linking up with Exeter Bonsai
March 28th	Saturday Workshop, 10am to 4pm Monkton Elm Garden Centre, West Monkton, West Monkton, Taunton TA2 8QN
April - 8th	Critique of auction new purchases and dig trees	Displaying trees using - ’Three Point Display’ -
May - 13th	John Trott Air Layering	-
May 16th	Saturday Workshop Staplegrove Hall, 214 Staplegrove Rd, Taunton TA2 6AL
23rd - 25th May - Club Show at Willowbrook Garden Centre.
June - 10th	Jon Burgess - Inspiration from Nature	-
July - 8th	Summer Workshop	Summer foliage
July 25th	Saturday Workshop, 10am to 4pm Monkton Elm Garden Centre, West Monkton, West Monkton, Taunton TA2 8QN
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!
August 15th	Saturday Workshop Staplegrove Hall, 214 Staplegrove Rd, Taunton TA2 6AL
September - 9th	Caz Scott	Auction Trees
September 19th	Saturday Workshop, 10am to 4pm Monkton Elm Garden Centre, West Monkton, West Monkton, Taunton TA2 8QN
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

Membership

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.

Meeting Reports

Please click either Report or Critique in the appropriate month to view document.

2025	Theme	Tree of the Month Critiques
January - 14th	John's trip to Tawian	Winter Image
February - 11th	Club Auction	No ToM
March - 11th	Repotting Workshop	Best Tree/Pot Combination
April - 8th	T B A	Displaying trees using - ’Three Point Display’ -
May - 13th	John Trott Air Layering	-
June - 10th	Jon Burgess - Inspiration from Nature	-
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.
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

Bonsai Groups

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