March has been a month of showery, though still warm, weather. As I write this today, a cool wind is blowing outside heralding the start of the colder seasons ahead. As usual for me, the time I spend working in my collection at this time of year has included plenty of weeding and general pruning […]
Congratulations to the Canberra Bonsai Society on their Australian Plants as Bonsai Exhibition at the National Botanical Gardens in February. It was a scorching weekend in Canberra but the trees looked terrific and the volunteers did an admirable job at setting up a very good exhibition despite the conditions. Below are some of the lovely
Antony is a young bonsai artist from Sydney, who demonstrated with the Hood brothers at our 2025 show. His Insta account is tree_mendous.bonsai if you’d like to check out his work.
It’s always a pleasure to have Clinton demonstrate at our meetings. He brings such deep bonsai knowledge from years of experience which he shares in a friendly and accessible way. This, combined with his choice of material, always makes for an interesting and entertaining evening. Come along and see Clinton in action- there is not
This summer has not been particularly hot in Sydney, because in among some hot days we have experienced much milder days as well. The humidity, though, with the showery weather in February, has meant that I have had plenty of issues on my trees with such pests as scales of various types (white wax scale
With some down time over the Christmas holidays, I finally got around to re-styling THIS TREE. It had been growing mostly untouched for a couple of years and had well and truly outgrown its former style. As it had been left to grow a lot of the growth had become leggy and a lack of
Growing a Japanese maple is relatively easy, with the tree hardy to a lot of punishment. It loathes too much water but will be one of the first to show you if you happen to miss a watering. This will keep you on your toes a little over the warmer periods in the season. I
What a great start to the year our first demonstration was, full of interesting and timely information all delivered up in Andrew’s (www.edgebonsaistudio.com.au) friendly and amusing style.Andrew brought several trees in various stages of development to illustrate seasonal and/ or developmental work. To start, revisiting a tree from a previous demonstration Andrew started with a
Text: Well known as a national demonstrator, Joe Morgan-Payler brings a deep knowledge of bonsai and great creativity to all he does. Joe grew up in the temperate rainforests of the Otway Ranges in south-west Victoria and so has always been influenced by the complexity of nature. Interested in bonsai from his teenage years, Joe
I hope the start to 2026 has been a good one for all our members and their bonsai. I have been busy, like most of you, pruning, styling and weeding my trees. Some cooler days over the summer has meant I can be outdoors more achieving some of what I want in my collection. One
