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Jim McCurrach, a great gentleman of UK bonsai.

It was with very great sadness that we heard yesterday of the death of Jim McCurrach on Sunday 15th Jan. He was without doubt one of the nicest men we knew ! Never a bad word said about anyone. He taught a number of workshops here at the nursery in the first decade of...

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Back into the swing of things.

Back into the swing of things.

Workshops just about every Saturday as Willowbog Bonsai really gets going again. Last Saturday's studio tokonoma. It featured a customer's Japanese white pine in for a bit of work. Mushroom time of year I reckon. One of The Proprietor's ikebana displays. The...

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Workshops schedule

Workshops schedule

We have just started to schedule workshops for the forthcoming period. Check them out at -   https://www.willowbog-bonsai.co.uk/bonsai-workshops/

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Open again

Open again

We are now back to normal weekend opening again.  10.00am to 4.00pm just turn up.

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CLOSED !

Willowbog Bonsai will be closed until the situation changes.

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Open

We resume normal weekend opening from Saturday 5th December

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CLOSED

CLOSED

In the light of the current lockdown situation we will be closed until at least the 5th. December. Clearly this means that all of November's workshops are cancelled.

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New for Willowbog, a Caz Bonsai Workshop

New for Willowbog, a Caz Bonsai Workshop

Saturday 19th September This is the first workshop that we have staged where the very experienced ” Willowbog ” enthusiast Caroline Scott, better known throughout the bonsai community as ‘ Caz ‘,  will take the the lead.  It will be otherwise just like our regularly...

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Workshop resumption

Workshop resumption

We have scheduled a restart to our workshop programme here at Willowbog Bonsai.  There are three Saturday workshops listed starting on August 15th. In an effort to comply with current guidance we have made some changes, primarily a strict limit on numbers. Please...

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August Bonsai Chat —–No Change

August Bonsai Chat —–No Change

With things remaining much as in recent months, despite current easing of restrictions, we can see no way of staging our Bonsai Chat community day on Saturday the 1st August unfortunately. The regulations/guidance relating to the sort of interaction between folks that...

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Reopening.

Reopening.

Willowbog Bonsai will reopen after lock-down tomorrow, Saturday 4th July. There can be no Bonsai Chat unfortunately though, the very nature of ''Chat'' means that current guidelines simply could not be met. So no scene like the one above I'm afraid, at least not for...

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