September Demonstrator: Andrew Edge

Andrew is a regular demonstrator, workshop leader and good friend to the Bonsai Society of Australia Inc and is known for his knowledge and friendly and thoughtful style. Bonsai has been a twenty-two year obsession for Andrew and this certainly […]

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What to do in September

Finally, this month should see the end of our long and very cold winter! Your deciduous trees will be coming in to leaf (if they haven’t already) and you should have enjoyed some blossoms from such plants as prunus, crabapples […]

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Bonsai Society of Australia Inc. Annual Show: Display Demonstration Sales

Bonsai Society of Australia Inc. in conjunction with the Orange Blossom Festival invites you to our annual show at Harvey Lowe Pavillion Castle Hill Showground Friday, Saturday and Sunday 14-16th September 2018 10am – 5pm (4pm Sunday) Display Demonstration Sales […]

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2018 Demonstators

For your information here are the rest of this year’s demonstrators: June 5th Joe Morgan Paylor July 3rd Leong Chong August 7th Ray Nesci September Andrew Edge 14th, 15th and 16th September our annual bonsai show “Bonsai Art” October 2nd […]

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Choosing the right pot for your bonsai

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(Reprinted by courtesy of Sydney City Bonsai Club) At the May meeting Lee Wright gave a great talk about bonsai pots. Here are some notes from her talk. “You change your clothes to suit the occasion and so you should […]

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Can’t Help Myself

After attending the AABC Conference in Melbourne, I was motivated to attack my very raw black pine, which was calling out for a drastic work over. The pine had 25cm long candles and required some major reconstruction. I removed the […]

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Our Annual Show

We have our show dates at last and this means we have until mid-September (just six short weeks) to get our trees ready for display. Why not display a tree or two this year and get them ready at our […]

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Things to do in August

The days have finally started to get a bit warmer, although there are surely some cold nights still to come. For this reason any newly trimmed or repotted trees need protection from the weather, particularly if fresh, soft new growth […]

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July Demonstration: Leong Chong

How does one deal with helping students style trees over time? With one’s own trees there is an ongoing plan (hopefully!) and relationship but how does a bonsai teacher keep a tree moving forward that he/she may only see once […]

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Helpful Hint

It has been such a warm lead up to winter and many deciduous trees are yet to lose their leaves. For these trees a period of dormancy is important, so if your deciduous trees still have their foliage, it should […]

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