On Thursday 7th August 1997 I visited Harry at his Bonsai studio near Nottingham.
He has a very impressive set up, large grounds, wide open spaces, an excellent choice of young and old bonsai trees for sale and a very impressive personal collection.

He and his small staff were busy preparing for his special event week which began on the Friday. Unfortunately my tight schedule prevented me from being there during the event itself.

This is a photographic impression of my visit.

One of the rows of bonsai's with the greenhouses for indoor bonsai's in the background

A small selection of the Acer Palmatums

Chinese Junipers

Chinese Elms

The author inspecting the stock !!! Nice legs?

Oak forest by Yuji Yoshimura

Views of Harry's personal collection in the compound

Harry points out the highlights of his collection. The mug that I am holding is a special "Harry Tomlinson" mug

Formal upright Japanese Larch

Japanese White Pine

Japanese Black Pine 18 years old, grown from seed

Blue Atlas Cedar from nursery stock (1979)

Japanese Larch 26 years old, grown from seed

Chinese Elm, slab by Petra

This Cut Leaf Purple Maple is featured in Harry's Books

Japanese White Pine

Juniperus Robusta from nursery stock under training for 5 years

Harry and Dan Roberts pose elegantly in the compound. Dan's drinking tea ... is that a beer bottle in Harry's hand?

Harry not only has lots of bonsais, but also a sense of humour.
Because Bonsai's should be viewed in peace and tranquility he, sensibly, expects parents to keep their children under control. To empasise this he has placed a couple of signs.

The first one speaks for itself, but the joke in the second one is that the well behaved children DON'T ask for a free gift, and the badly behaved ones DO !!!

Harry Tomlinson's own Home Page can be found at Greenwood Bonsai Studio