Lantana Madness by Lee Wright
- Posted By: Lee Wright
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I gave up on roses as too much like hard work and insufficient flowering. I bought 8 lantana ‘Chelsea Gold’ and planted them in the front yard. Easy Peasy. No special care, they flower nine months of the year, in […]
Working The Nebari by Andrew Edge
- Posted By: Andrew Edge
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I’ve had this Ficus macrophylla (the Moreton Bay fig) for twenty years, inheriting it when I bought the property and nursery, Bibo Bonsai, in Peats Ridge. For many years it has been kept alive and just moved with me when […]
Notes From ‘sharing Our Learnings” On Eucalyptus
- Posted By: Lee Wright
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The Victorian Native Bonsai Club hosted the 10th Symposium of Australian Native Plants as Bonsai in Melbourne at the end of August. The two day native infusion was well planned, superbly delivered and the delegates got a lot of facts […]
Native Forest Plantings
- Posted By: Lee W
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Marcela Ferreira does not like traditional forest plantings which are usually very formulaic. She finds them ‘anally retentive’ and boring. They don’t evoke anything in her mind. Marcela stressed that the bonsai artist needs to find their own voice in […]
Workshop Notes
- Posted By: Michelle T
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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
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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 […]
Workshop Notes (May 2024)
- Posted By: Michele
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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 […]
Dead Wood Work
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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 […]
Repotting an Old Trident Maple
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Bought at the Illawarra show last May, the basic plan for this old trident maple (1991) was to deal with the congestion at the apex, remove the highest root on the right-hand side and change the angle when repotting. The […]
Repotting Deciduous Trees: Brenda Parker
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Remove any weeds, moss, fallen leaves and debris from the soil surface. Study the structure of the branches and then cut out any crossing branches and shorten the long branches to instigate more branching (ramification) in spring. Remove the tree […]
