Subject: Kathy Steyn Presentation & Carving Demo We are very fortunate to have Kathy Steyn from South Africa  give a presentation and also some tips on carving. Kathy will give a power point presentation which I understand will be based on her bonsai collection and what she grows in South Africa. This will be followed [...]

Subject: Formal Upright Project Start & Autumn Pruning Our monthly meeting of the 14 May will feature a formal upright workshop plus autumn pruning of conifers. This meeting will be at our normal venue at Wintec, Hamilton Gardens, at 2pm, Sunday 14 May. Sandra will take the lead and will have some assistants. Sandra has [...]

Subject: Stones Our next monthly meeting of the 11 June will be “Get Stoned” which will feature the use of Rocks in Bonsai. There will also be a brief report on the Australian Bonsai Convention held in Brisbane in May. This meeting will be at our normal venue at Wintec, Hamilton Gardens, at 2pm, Sunday [...]

Subject: Design a tree from scratch The session will be a brief talk on design basics and the different design styles and what influences your choice of design (with handout). There will be a practical session involving looking at some raw material and drawing options for a suitable style (paper and pencils will be provided). [...]

Subject: Pot Making

Subject: Repotting Workshop At this meeting three topics will be discussed: We will spend a short time on organising the Annual Show Peter S will talk about repotting Also those that have a Totara from the Formal Upright Project could you bring your tree to this meeting to get repotted. If you have a pot [...]

Subject: Display of trees & stands The main event of the evening will be a discussion on displaying Bonsai both indoors and outdoors.ie outdoors at home and in a show setting. Les will lead the discussion but would welcome input from others. Sandra would also like everyone that have pots to be glazed, to bring [...]

For the last club meeting of the year we will be holding various fun & festive activities. Supper Please bring along a plate with goodies for supper Raffle We will have a raffle with a special prize, so bring your $1 & $2 coins Festive Bonsai Competition. To participate in this competition, you will need [...]

Please NOTE our first monthly meeting for the year will be Thursday 8 February starting at 7pm. This will be held at the normal venue at Wintec, Hamilton Gardens. For those of you who are new to the club say the last 2 years I would like you to bring with you a Bonsai to [...]