Whilst in London for the Chelsea Show, my husband and I also made a trip to Kew Gardens. Last seen very many years ago, it continues to evolve and is a fascinating place to visit. We enquired about bonsai and were assured they do have a small display. We went to see the glass house near the student planting beds where a selection of bonsai is housed. Kew has a collection of around 60 trees and many were gifted to them by Ruth Stafford-Jones who learned bonsai horticulture in Japan. The oldest tree is about 180 years. There was a variety of 10 trees on display when we visited. They were fairly large, a little out of shape and assume the collection gets rotated for viewing interests. Slate chippings was the medium used on the display shelving which I thought was interesting as a good drainage base and very clean…
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