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How To Display Bonsai

So, after some time nurturing and styling your bonsai, the time has come when you think it has reached a stage where you would like to put it on display for others to appreciate what you have achieved. At this stage, presentation is very important to make your bonsai look its best regardless of whether […]

Bonsai, Others

More About Root Aphids

What are root aphids? Root aphids are aphid species from the family Phylloxera defined by their habit of feeding on plant roots during part of their lifecycle. In general, they are less 0.5mm long, and while their colour varies depending on species, environmental conditions and host plant, they are mainly white but can be yellow,

Bonsai, Suggestions & Tips

Workshop Notes

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 are, by mid-late August, in leaf. Once flowering has taken place, though, they may need

Bonsai, Things to Do...

What To Do in August

I, like many of you, I’m sure, have been very busy repotting trees every chance I get! July and August, at least in my collection, are the months when most root pruning and repotting take place. We are starting to get some warmer days, although there are most likely some cold nights still to come.

Bonsai, General

Workshop Notes

If you have never tried your hand at a group planting of deciduous bonsai before, this month is your chance to be guided in developing one of your own to add to your collection. This is one of our planned focus workshops for the year, creating a group planting of a deciduous species of your

Bonsai, Monthly Demonstration

This Month’s Demonstration: Sean Hood

Sean is a popular and extremely talented bonsai artist whose work has been represented in the National Bonsai and Penjing Collection in Canberra. He is well known for his passion for yamadori (collected trees) and their subsequent care. Sean’s impressive skills span bonsai of all sizes, from spectacularly massive olive and privets to perfect shohin

Bonsai, Things to Do...

What To Do In July

It’s been a cold start to winter this year but a break from the rain has been welcome, and I’ve been able to commence repotting my deciduous bonsai, as I’m sure many of you have as well. Some of the species you should be working on include crabapples, maples, elms, wisteria, liquidambars, flowering prunus of

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Spraying Trees with Diluted Lime Sulphur

Spraying with diluted lime sulphur in winter can help kill pests and fungal spores on benches and trees. In my garden, the first month of winter means it’s time for the first of three ‘bench sprays’ of lime sulphur over the next three months. I like to do any spraying on the first weekend of

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