Hamilton Bonsai Club

Club Meeting - Propagation - Air Layering for Bonsai
2025-11-09 14:00 - 16:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Melville Community Hall, 84 Ōhaupō Road, Melville, Hamilton, Waikato, 3206, New Zealand
Air layering demonstration/discussion.
Learn about air layering and other propagation techniques for developing bonsai.

Club Meeting - Christmas Meeting
2025-12-14 14:00 - 16:00
Bring a decorated bonsai for the annual Christmas Bonsai competition.
Other meeting events still TBC.

Club Meeting - Mini Bring & Buy
2026-02-08 14:00 - 16:00
A great opportunity to pick up bargain pre-bonsai and related materials.
Retailers with sales tables include:
Arbonsai – stockist of premium bonsai tools and wire
Geyser Pots – Handmade by Selwyn Hatrick

Club Meeting - Bonsai Workshop
2026-03-08 14:00 - 16:00
Kusamono workshop has been postponed until later in the year.
This meeting will be a general bonsai workshop. Bring your trees for advice and styling.

Club Meeting - Raw Stock Demo
2026-04-12 14:00 - 16:00

Club Meeting - Autumn Pruning Workshop
2026-05-10 14:00 - 16:00

Club Meeting - AGM, Bring & Buy
2026-06-07 14:00 - 16:00
Club members will have the opportunity to buy and sell trees, pots, tools, etc.
Arbonsai will be attending with brand new high quality tools and wire.

Club Meeting - Tony Bebb Critique
2026-07-12 14:00 - 17:00

Active Meeting - Root over Rock / Root on Rock discussion
2026-08-09 14:00 - 16:00
Bring your own material to build
-Substrate / Garden Pot / Rock(s) / Natural String or hemp twine
-Suitable Plant Material
– There will be a limited number of trident maple whips and other small plants at $3.00 each for those that need it.
-All monies go to the club.
Trees from previous workshops will be brought along and their roots exposed for the first time!

Club Meeting - Final prep for 2026 Show
2026-09-06 14:00 - 16:00
The final meeting before the show, we will go over display aesthetics and tree preparation.

Club Meeting - Tanuki & Deadwood preservation workshop
2026-10-04 14:00 - 16:00
A Tanuki bonsai is created by joining a young plant to an old piece of wood to instantly increase the value of both.
The use of Metalex wood preserver and Lime Sulphur anti-fungal and staining agents will be discussed and demonstrated.

Club Meeting - Bring a Tree! Workshop
2026-11-08 14:00 - 16:00
Bring a tree to work on! Get other member’s opinions and share your own if you like.
