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 […]
June Demonstrator Evan Marsh
- Posted By: Bonsai Admin
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- Category: Bonsai, Monthly Demonstration
Evan has kindly stepped in for June’s demonstration as Sean Hood could not make it. Sean will demonstrate in July.
What to Do in June
- Posted By: Michele Toomey
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- Category: Bonsai, Things to Do...
May has been quite cold this year, but at least we haven’t had too many windy days. Hopefully, you have enjoyed some autumn colour from the deciduous trees in your collections, especially as we have had a bit of a […]
Crafting Raft Bonsai: Top Techniques and Plant Choices
- Posted By: Lee Wright
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- Category: Beginners Guide, Bonsai, General, Helpful Hint, Others
In bonsai, a raft is one trunk along the ground supporting a number of ‘branches’ that have become trunks in their own right. Rafts come in straight and sinuous and are usually developed when a stock plant has branches on […]
Workshop Notes (May 2024)
- Posted By: Michele
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- Category: Bonsai, Others, Suggestions & Tips, Timely Tips
This month we are having two workshop meetings, with our special one in the main hall on the first Tuesday and the normal workshop on the third Tuesday night in the activities room. May continues to be a good time […]
May (2024) Demonstration : Sean Hood
- Posted By: Bonsai Admin
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- Category: Bonsai, Monthly Demonstration
Sean is an extremely talented bonsai artist who has been practising bonsai for over twenty years. From a modest beginning in a small nursery on the Central Coast and a period of study with Lee Wilson, Sean’s skills now, span […]
What to do in June
- Posted By: Michele Toomey
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- Category: Bonsai, Things to Do...
Autumn has finally arrived with cooler nights and crisp mornings. It’s a good time to take a breath for now and take stock of how the trees in your collection have improved during the last year. We’ve had a lot […]
Dead Wood Work
- Posted By: Bonsai Admin
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- Category: Beginners Guide, Bonsai, Helpful Hint, Others, Suggestions & Tips, Timely Tips
Water Gum (Tristaniopsis laurina) is a great choice for bonsai, particularly in the Sydney area where it is commonly used as a street tree and thrives with little or no attention. Shiny, attractive foliage with bronze tips in spring, easily […]
March Demonstration: Joe Morgan-Paylor
- Posted By: Bonsai Admin
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- Category: Bonsai, Monthly Demonstration
At last month’s BSA meeting, Joe Morgan-Paylor from Nichigo Bonsai (https://nichigobonsai.com) used a Podocarpus lawrencei propagated by Jarryd Bailey (https://www.montanebonsai.com) in 2014 and bought from Tree Makers (https://treemakers.com.au/) recently. Podocarpus lawrencei or the Mountain Plum Pine is a sub alpine/ […]
