Last month, Tony chose cedar from the display table to work on. He likes the tall, graceful style of literati trees and this was an elegant tree in need of a new eye and some refinement. Tony’s plan was to reduce the foliage all over the tree but particularly the apex, wire primary branches to […]
Last month, Andrew discussed Tanuki or ‘Phoenix Graft’ bonsai- a technique in which a living tree is joined to an interesting piece of dead wood. In Japanese folklore, a tanuki or racoon dog is a mischievous yokai (Japanese ghost or spirit) that plays tricks on the humans around it but is harmless to them. Cape
Don’t miss this month’s meeting with Tony Bebb as our demonstrator. What an opportunity to see one of Australia’s best demonstrators in action. As always, visitors are welcome.
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 workshop will have a special focus on how to create a root over rock setting
Evan is a member of the Nepean Bonsai Society, the National Bonsai Group, a teacher at the Schoo; of Bonsai and an accredited AABC tutor. He has been mentored by John Marsh and is a rising bonsai artist. Evan studied with Koji Hiramatsu for 3 months in 2015 and Masahiro Sasaki for 2 months in
Evan is a member of the Nepean Bonsai Society, the National Bonsai Group, a teacher at the School of Bonsai and an accredited AABC tutor. Since joining NBS, He has been mentored BY John Marsh and become recognised as an up-coming bonsai artist. Evan studied in Japan with Koji Hiramatsu for three months in 2015
The most commonly asked question that I get asked everywhere I go is how to grow azaleas. Here is a repeat (a revised edition) of the things that I do, with success, on how to grow and get these beautiful shrubs to flower and keep alive. I keep hearing, ‘I had an azalea but it
Last month, Clinton Nesci was our demonstrator and his topic was forests. He brought two old settings, one a liquidambar group of seven trees and the other a large Japanese maple forest of eight trees. Both needed repotting and restyling. While forests are fun for all skill levels, Clinton believes they are trickier than most
This month, long term member and bonsai maestro, John March will explain how to best prepare our trees for show. Whether a club show or competition, there is a lot more to presenting a tree than a nice pot and good foliage. John will walk us through all the steps necessary to show your tree
Our June meeting saw Michael Kempson explain how he works his junipers to achieve fantastic results. Bringing a record amount trees for any demonstration (all juniper), Michael had every base covered and showed his junipers’ development from fairly raw stock (albeit with excellent bones) to refined trees. It was an inspired way of showing the
