After the usual business, Peter put on another quiz. This one was to identify the trees from pictures of the foliage, congratulations to Melody and Louise who managed to get the most correct. Congratulations to Sandra for winning the prize for submissions to the newsletter. There was also a good display of decorated trees - [...]
Due to the hall being used for a week long music festival, the AGM was moved to Ann and Peter's house in Pirongia. Although the turnout was a little small we managed to get through a lot of business. Ray and Dawn have stepped down from the committee and we wish to thank them for [...]
Following on from the discussion on the forthcoming Show at the Hamilton Gardens, Sandra gave a report on the recent Auckland Convention. Notice was also given of a change to our programme for November. Due to the hall being used for a week long music event, we are changing our AGM to the second Sunday, [...]
Dianne and Noel gave a very good PowerPoint presentation on their expedition to Europe (the UK, Belgium, Germany and Holland - via Hong Kong and returning through Japan and Sydney). Some of the trees in private collections and for sale at the commercial nurseries they visited, drew comments along the lines of 'I want it [...]
After the usual notices and reports, Ann introduced the club an idea used in the UK 'Create a Camel' (a camel being defined as a horse designed by committee). The members were divided into groups with a range of skill levels in each group. A tree was then given to each group for them to [...]
Over the weekend of July 8th and 9th we enjoyed a workshop with John Marsh from Australia. Members bought along some very interesting trees either needing refinement or raw material requiring major styling. The before and after pictures of some of the trees. [Modula id='17'] [Modula id='18'] [Modula id='19'] [...]
Following on from the normal minutes and notices, Les and Melody gave a report on their visit to the Australian Associated Bonsai Clubs Convention on the Gold Coast. The display table contained some very interesting trees showing winter colour. The main part of the meeting was taken up by an interactive talk and demonstration on [...]
The change to Sunday meetings saw a lower than usual turnout to hear Sandra talking and demonstrating wiring techniques. As numbers were small we also managed a discussion on feeding.
A slight change to our plans for the evening as our original speaker has moved from Hamilton to Gisborne. Instead we were treated to an amusing and thought provoking talk by Royce Barclay on the philosophy of Bonsai and his experiences working and traveling in China.
After the usual notices and reports on the three open days held in February, Ray gave a detailed talk on safety precautions when using chemicals in the garden. His talk covered using the correct protective equipment and the importance of reading the packet to find the important medical advice. He also introduced us to alternative [...]
