I secured a nomination at the fiercely contested Noelanders X, one of only five nominations I was pleased at receiving the award due to the large amount of VERY HIGH quality bonsai presented. Other nominations received included Carlos van der Varrt, Ian Stewartson and Mauro Stemberger, the winner of the Noelanders Trophy 2009 was Udo Fisher with a fantastic Root over rock maple, there is a book coming out celebrating the 10 years of the trophy….watch this space and I will let you know when it is out in print.

I was invited to open the New workshop and display area for Celtic Kn ot Bonsai in South Wales, I decided to drive down early, taking only 3 hours 20 mins... getting there at 9.25am a sunny day, lots of trees and amazing enthusiasum was the order of the day. Good luck with the venue, great to se that bonsai is doing so well in Soth Wales. visit Celtic Knot here: http://www.celticknotbonsai.co.uk