AABC Brisbane Convention
- Posted By: Lee Wright
- Date:
- Category: Bonsai, Events, Exhibitions / Shows, General
It was good! Really good! Well organised, lots to learn, great demos and a good sale area. Friday was an optional bus tour of a major bonsai nursery and Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens. The nursery was chock-a-block with VERY interesting […]
Workshop Notes
Last month’s workshop had fewer attendees than we’ve had in recent months, although there was still plenty to do. Figs were still able to be repotted, as the weather was still quite hot, and there was trimming of excess summer […]
News from the NBPCA
- Posted By: Leigh Taafe
- Date:
- Category: Bonsai, Events, Exhibitions / Shows
On the 1st of November 2023, Scott Saddler AM, Executive Branch Manager of the National Arboretum Canberra and Leigh Taafe, Curator at the National Bonsai and Penjing Collection of Australia (NBPCA) travelled to Japan to mark a significant moment in […]
Canberra Bonsai Society Show 2023
- Posted By: Bonsai Admin
- Date:
- Category: Bonsai, Events, Exhibitions / Shows
It’s always fun to attend the Canberra Bonsai Society’s annual show. As usual, there was a good mix of native and exotic trees in various stages of development representing the range of its members which were well displayed, interesting demonstrations […]
Workshop Notes
- Posted By: Bonsai Admin
- Date:
- Category: Bonsai, Events, Exhibitions / Shows
Last month participants mainly worked on deciduous species, including maples and wisteria. This month it isn’t too late to repot deciduous trees, so long as they aren’t yet in leaf. You might also want to start working on conifers, as […]
Workshop Notes by Michele T
- Posted By: Bonsai Admin
- Date:
- Category: Bonsai, Events, Helpful Hint, Suggestions & Tips
Nine members attended our workshop last month and had an interesting time doing Root over Rock figs. Some trees created at last year’s Root over Rock workshop had their roots exposed to check on progress. Of these, a few needed […]
Workshop notes by Michele T
- Posted By: Bonsai Admin
- Date:
- Category: Bonsai, Events, Monthly Demonstration
All members are reminded that in December there is no workshop meeting on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. The 2023 BSA calendar starts on January 17th (3rd Tuesday) with the first workshop for the year, as normal. Our January […]
Bonsai Business
Our Annual General Meeting will be held before December’s meeting on Tuesday 6th December 2022 at 7.30pm at the West Pennant Hills Community Centre. The agenda will be as follows: Welcome address by the Vice President. To receive, and if […]
Bonsai By The Harbour: Michele T
- Posted By: Bonsai Admin
- Date:
- Category: Bonsai, Exhibitions / Shows, Timely Tips
It was a real treat for me to attend Bonsai by the Harbour this June, not only because it was the first time I’d ever been able to attend this event, but also because our previously wet and cold winter […]
Our Show
- Posted By: Bonsai Admin
- Date:
- Category: Beginners Guide, Bonsai, Events, Exhibitions / Shows, Others
Once again, our show will be held in the large Harvey Lowe Pavilion, so this is a reminder to get your trees ready for show. There is no show without trees, YOUR TREES! So please consider showing a tree or […]
