David Prescott

David Prescott was only eight years old when he grew a miniature Scots Pine from seed. Though he admits that he has created better bonsai since then, his first attempt still lives and thrives. Prescott has studied with masters such as Salvatore Liporace, Colin Lewis and Kevin Wilson, and won awards at congresses of the European Bonsai Association. In 2000, he assisted well-known bonsai author and nurseryman Peter Chan in preparing his trees for display at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show,...See more

David Prescott was only eight years old when he grew a miniature Scots Pine from seed. Though he admits that he has created better bonsai since then, his first attempt still lives and thrives. Prescott has studied with masters such as Salvatore Liporace, Colin Lewis and Kevin Wilson, and won awards at congresses of the European Bonsai Association. In 2000, he assisted well-known bonsai author and nurseryman Peter Chan in preparing his trees for display at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show, where their entry was awarded a gold medal. David Prescott teaches an enthusiastic group of bonsai practitioners and is in great demand on the UK Bonsai Club circuit. Formally trained as a garden designer, Colin Lewis has potted and repotted, pruned and wired his way through the years, first as a bonsai student, now as an experienced practitioner, teacher, judge, author and founder of Bonsai magazine. He has won many international awards, including the Chelsea Flower Show's Gold Medal, both for bonsai he has created and for the photography of bonsai. Neil Sutherland's photographs include still life, portraits, natural history, food, landscape, and travel over the course over more than 25 years. His work has been published in books and magazines throughout the world. See less