More About Root Aphids
What are root aphids? Root aphids are aphid species from the family Phylloxera defined by their habit of feeding on plant roots during part of their lifecycle. In general, they are less 0.5mm long, and while their colour varies depending […]
Workshop Notes
- Posted By: Michelle T
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- Category: Bonsai, Suggestions & Tips
This month is not too late to repot deciduous trees, so long as they aren’t yet in leaf. It’s probably too late for repotting deciduous flowering species such as peaches and cherries, as they have most likely flowered already, and […]
This Month’s Demonstration: Preparing Your Trees For Show
- Posted By: Bonsai Admin
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- Category: Bonsai, Monthly Demonstration, Suggestions & Tips, Timely Tips
Michael Kempson will share his tips and techniques for preparing trees to show. There’s more to it than just putting a bonsai on a stand and grabbing a companion plant. Join us as Michael walks us through his routine to […]
What To Do in August
- Posted By: Bonsai Admin
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- Category: Bonsai, Things to Do...
I, like many of you, I’m sure, have been very busy repotting trees every chance I get! July and August, at least in my collection, are the months when most root pruning and repotting take place. We are starting to […]
A Passionate Voice For Australian Natives
- Posted By: Lee W
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- Category: Beginners Guide, Bonsai, General, Timely Tips
Marcela Ferreira is a Melbournian passionate in her interest in Australian native trees as bonsai. Marcela has dedicated her bonsai interest in working with hundreds of natives from tube stock to yamadori and has achieved a reputation as an authority […]
Workshop Notes
If you have never tried your hand at a group planting of deciduous bonsai before, this month is your chance to be guided in developing one of your own to add to your collection. This is one of our planned […]
This Month’s Demonstration: Sean Hood
- Posted By: Bonsai Admin
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- Category: Bonsai, Monthly Demonstration
Sean is a popular and extremely talented bonsai artist whose work has been represented in the National Bonsai and Penjing Collection in Canberra. He is well known for his passion for yamadori (collected trees) and their subsequent care. Sean’s impressive […]
What To Do In July
- Posted By: Michele T
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- Category: Bonsai, Things to Do...
It’s been a cold start to winter this year but a break from the rain has been welcome, and I’ve been able to commence repotting my deciduous bonsai, as I’m sure many of you have as well. Some of the […]
AABC Brisbane Convention
- Posted By: Lee Wright
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- 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
- Posted By: Michele Toomey
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- Category: Bonsai, General, Others, Timely Tips
This month you can start bringing dormant deciduous species for repotting and styling. If you are planning to put your tree into a bonsai pot for the first time, be sure to bring at least a couple of pots you […]
