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Beginners Guide, Bonsai, Events, Exhibitions / Shows, Others

Our Show

Once again, our show will be held in the large Harvey Lowe Pavilion, so this is a reminder to get your trees ready for show. There is no show without trees, YOUR TREES! So please consider showing a tree or two. The Show Committee invites all members to be involved regardless of experience. Start now […]

Beginners Guide, Bonsai, Events, Exhibitions / Shows, Others

Workshop Notes

Last month was one of our focus workshops for the year, working on group plantings. Two of our members participated in this activity, creating their first group settings. There was also an existing setting repotted into a handmade cement pot. This month isn’t too late to repot deciduous trees, so long as they aren’t yet

Bonsai, Monthly Demonstration

July 2022 Demonstrator

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

Bonsai, Monthly Demonstration

August Demonstrator: John Marsh

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

Bonsai, Things to Do...

What to do in August

It has been wonderful to have a break from the constant wet weather of the last few weeks and I, like many of you I’m sure, have been very busy repotting trees every chance I get! We are starting to get some warmer days, although there are most likely some cold nights still to come.

Bonsai, Events

Bonsai Business

Our show dates are now finalised- 2nd- 4th September. Our flyer is below. That means we all should be looking at our trees now and deciding which ones we want to show and working them appropriately. We can’t have a bonsai show without bonsai trees and that means your trees. As a club, we like

Bonsai, Helpful Hint

Grewia by Lee Wright

Grewia is an evergreen native of South Africa and is a beautiful flowering plant but seldom seen in bonsai displays. I am basing this article on two short, early attempts and the grewia I have now had for two years. In gardens, the grewia grows to be a substantial bush and is happy in sun

Bonsai

Workshop Notes by Michele T

This month is one of our planned focus workshops for the year, focusing on a group planting of a deciduous species of your choice. Suitable trees include maples, liquidambars, elms, ash or one of the deciduous conifers (Taxodium or Metasequoia). Young trees are best suited for this style, to be spaced and grouped together in

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