Dianne could not be here due to work commitments so Peter gave a short talk on preparing pots and trees for the Convention before we got down to a workshop.

Our guest speaker for the afternoon was Rob Morley-Smith who came over from Tauranga to give a great in-depth talk on plant nutrition. During his talk Rob explained how plants get their nutrition and how we can make sure that our trees can get the best out of the feeding regiemes we use as well [...]

At the May meeting Jeff gave a presentation on the history and interpretation of the Literati style. This interesting talk debunked some of the myths and common misconceptions around the style. After Jeff's talk Peter and Jeff gave an impromtu demonstration using 4 Black Pines - two of these were rejected as not being suitable, [...]

April saw our annual trip north of the Bombays to visit three very different and fascinating collections and a stop off at Bonsai NZ to lighten the wallets a bit. A great trip. At the normal meeting Peter passed on the techniques shown to us by Nobu in December last year on how to prune [...]

Sandra gave a talk on her passion - Shohin. Her talk included a pinning down of the definition of shohin (as used by NZBA for the National Show) and how to display shohin correctly.

Marshall got the year off to a fantastic start with her superb talk on the tools used in Bonsai, the types, proper uses, care and maintenance. Her talk has been written up in the club newsletter.

Nobu came for our usual weekend workshop. This time we concentrated on roots and the pruning of junipers. A very good weekend. The regular meeting saw a photo competition with members bringing in photos in three categories as well as the usual decorated trees. Congratulations to the winners

Following on from our AGM, Noel gave a practical demonstration on how to repair broken bonsai pots with Kneed-it and fibreglass.