These courses involve dealing with swarms and often students can be seen driving around Harrogate complete with veils collecting swarms, which have been reported by members of the public. Enquiries about these courses come from far afield and in last 3 years the Group has run weekend courses to cater for people who cannot attend weekly courses. If you would like to know more about these and other courses then please click here. The aim of the Bonsai Group is to stimulate interest in growing bonsai through the interchange of ideas and to promote generally the appreciation of bonsai. The group meets monthly in the Study Centre where talks, demonstrations and workshops are aimed towards learning the techniques used to produce nature in miniature.
Members exhibit their trees at each meeting.
Join and you will soon feel the satisfaction in growing your own bonsai from seeds or cuttings. The Group is a member of the Federation of British Bonsai Societies. The Bulb, Lily and Hardy Plants Group encourages knowledge and interest in the growing of such plants and has contacts with other groups in the Royal Horticultural Society. The Group is part of the British Pteridological Society and has the object of promoting the study and conservation of ferns. Numbers are limited at some sites.