Beginners' Basic Bonsai Course
About Walsall Bonsai School & Nursery
Walsall Bonsai School & Nursery is a specialist bonsai nursery and pottery studio in the grounds of a private house near Walsall. Led by Ian, it offers tailored bonsai lessons and workshops, plant and bonsai health checks, and pottery workshops where participants can create bonsai pots or cookware. Bonsai sessions are held in the garden nursery or covered outdoor workspaces, with an on-site pottery studio available in poor weather.
About this experience
Build confidence in keeping bonsai healthy through tuition tailored to your pace. The course covers location, light and wind, watering, fertilising and basic styling techniques using trees in the nursery.
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Learn the basics to keep your Bonsai in good health and to develop your knowledge. - we find people take in more over two or three short lessons - taken at a pace that suits you. Use on a single day or over two or three visits - we just ensure you receive a total of five hours of good advice to give confidence of keeping your early trees. Ideal for anyone new to bonsai care or just looking to see what is involved. Covering tuition over trees in the nursery, we look at location, the effects of light and wind, watering and fertilising, and then basic styling techniques for the best development. The workshops are taken on the basis of a one-to-one session, an adult and child or for a couple - all in Covid safe conditions.