What to do in July

Now winter has well and truly arrived and it’s time to get going with the repotting of deciduous trees, if you haven’t already started. Some of the species you should be working on include crabapples, maples, elms, wisteria, flowering prunus […]

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Winter Spraying with Lime Sulphur by Andrew Edge

Being the first month of winter also means it’s the first of three ‘bench sprays’ over the next three months. I like to do any spraying on the first weekend of the month- that way I remember to do the […]

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Australian Plants as Bonsai Exhibition 2020

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With not much to look forward to in the way of exhibitions in the near future, here is some looking back to the Australian Plants as Bonsai Exhibition held at the Australian National Botanic Gardens earlier this year. The trees […]

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Nature’s Way: Lee Wright

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This was supposed to be a photo styling article but after a few cuts I decided that nature had the better idea. The plant is a Leptospermum myrsinoides – Twisted Sister – and I got it at the AABC All […]

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HANDY HINT- Bread Bag Closures: Lee Wright

Are we missing a cheap bonsai aid by throwing out the plastic tabs that seal the bread bags? They are easy to clip around a small branch and can help keep track of certain tasks without having a plastic marker […]

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Cancellation of BSA Meeting & Workshop

Hello BSA Members It is with regret that our BSA meetings and workshops will be cancelled until further notice due to the corona virus. Good news is that the newsletter will continue to keep you up to date.

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Clinton’s Banksia

Clinton brought this lovely little tree to the February meeting to illustrate how good Australian natives are for bonsai. This is a dwarf variety and like all Banksia serrata, it has wrinkled, grey, knobbly bark and shiny green serrated leaves. […]

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February Demonstration Recap: Clinton Nesci

Clinton choose a neglected literati Juniper procumbens that had been languishing in the back of the nursery without much attention for some time and needed ‘a new style for the New Year!’ Literati trees are very different from fuller style […]

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March Demonstrator is Andrew Edge.

Andrew is a regular demonstrator, workshop leader and good friend to our club and is well known for his knowledge and friendly and thoughtful style. Bonsai has been a twenty-two year obsession for Andrew and this certainly shows as there […]

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February Demonstrator: Clinton Nesci

What a great start to the year with Clinton as our first demonstrator. As you all know, Clinton has worked full time in the family nursery since 1989 and holds a Nursery Trade Certificate. He taught at the School of […]

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