Hi all Ayrshire Group Members. A Very Happy New Year to you all. hope the festive Season has been enjoyable for all of you and your families. Our next scheduled meeting will be Sunday 8th January 2023 and will be at Alloway Village Hall as usual. It will take the form of our Winter Image Display and will require some time and effort to set it up for usual 1.30pm start. So please attend about 12.15 / 12.30 on the day to lend a hand. All being well our potter / bonsai provision colleagues will be setting up shop. No need for our usual separate display tables but please bring along something for Winter Image Display. Dont be shy - of course you have something to fit the bill - its your / mine / our show. Lets hope the weather will be kind and allow as many as possible to travel to event. Lets all look forward to a nice show. Can I please also remind all Group members that some have still to pay their SBA membership dues. If you are in that category please renew ASAP. I would also remind members that the funeral of our late colleague Gordon Baird will be at 4.15 pm on Thursday 5th January 2023 at Masonhill Crematorium, Ayr.

Sunday 8th January 2pm-4.30pm Please note date!  
Bring along your problem tree, the one you look at, that's pushed to the back of the bench, and see what the rest of the group make of it...restyle, rehome or release into the wild!!

Hi all,

our next meeting is Tuesday 7th. February and the theme will be wiring deciduous trees.

As usual I urge everyone to bring trees along, it is often through seeing other trees that we get inspiration to do something similar to a degree or indeed take the idea even further.

Looking forward to the new season.

Cheers,

R.S.

Next meeting: Tuesday 10^th January, Penicuik town hall, 7pm.

We’ll have a deciduous tree planning night (if you do not have one then bring a conifer!), if possible focussing on larches. If you can then please bring one or two then we can compare their different stages of development and where they should be going. Club wire should be available. All welcome

Next meeting: Tuesday 14^th February, Penicuik town hall, 7pm.

Planning, pruning and wiring of deciduous trees, whilst they are still bare of leaves. Bring any species, or if you do not have one then bring a conifer. Club wire should be available.  Keith will bring the club juniper so that we can debate the next steps ten years into its development. This gives us all the chance to asses a relatively mature tree. Thanks to Keith for his stewarding and work to improve the tree over the decade.  All welcome

Our meetings are on the first Sunday of the month and as such the group have decided that maybe New Year's day isn't a good idea.

Therefore, assuming the headaches have cleared, our next meeting will be on Sunday the 8th of January.

Usual venue of Stanley Rifle Club and timeslot of 10:00am to 13:00pm.

All visitors old and new are welcome.

Our meetings are on the first Sunday of the month.

Therefore the next scheduled meeting will be the 5th February.

Topic will be ramification and discussing repotting preparation for the March meeting.

Usual venue of Stanley Rifle Club and timeslot of 10:00am to 13:00pm.

All visitors new and old welcome.