NBPCA $5000 Native Bonsai AQcquisition Prize
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NBPCA $5000 Native Bonsai AQcquisition Prize
Hi Everyone
Native Bonsai Acquisition Prize 2019
Mel Brackstone has generously sponsored the $5000 Native Bonsai Acquisition Prize 2019 to commemorate her mother Lorna McNaughton. After Lorna's passing in May 2015, Mel was inspired to get back into the art of bonsai, specifically working with Australian native plants. The Native Bonsai Acquisition prize is to encourage and highlight the beauty of Australia native bonsai and to celebrate Lorna's passion for gardening and her love of plants.
How to enter
•Supply four high resolution images (300dpi) of the front, back and both sides of your native bonsai in either jpeg or png.
•Send the completed entry form and images of your bonsai to: arboretum@act.gov.au
•Entries must be received by 31 July 2019
•Late entries will not be accepted
Visit https://www.nationalarboretum.act.gov.a ... prize-2019
for more information.
Native Bonsai Acquisition Prize 2019
Mel Brackstone has generously sponsored the $5000 Native Bonsai Acquisition Prize 2019 to commemorate her mother Lorna McNaughton. After Lorna's passing in May 2015, Mel was inspired to get back into the art of bonsai, specifically working with Australian native plants. The Native Bonsai Acquisition prize is to encourage and highlight the beauty of Australia native bonsai and to celebrate Lorna's passion for gardening and her love of plants.
How to enter
•Supply four high resolution images (300dpi) of the front, back and both sides of your native bonsai in either jpeg or png.
•Send the completed entry form and images of your bonsai to: arboretum@act.gov.au
•Entries must be received by 31 July 2019
•Late entries will not be accepted
Visit https://www.nationalarboretum.act.gov.a ... prize-2019
for more information.
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Re: NBPCA $5000 Native Bonsai AQcquisition Prize
WOW! Nice one Mel ... super generous.
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Re: NBPCA $5000 Native Bonsai AQcquisition Prize
Cheers Leigh and Ryceman.
Anything to help extend the use of Natives as bonsai!
Hope there can be plenty of photos to choose from!
Anything to help extend the use of Natives as bonsai!
Hope there can be plenty of photos to choose from!
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Re: NBPCA $5000 Native Bonsai AQcquisition Prize
Mel that's so generous & encouraging to all-
Your mother's passion for plants & gardening definitely lives on through you!
Your mother's passion for plants & gardening definitely lives on through you!
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Re: NBPCA $5000 Native Bonsai AQcquisition Prize
Thanks KCAR, I'm really excited to be able to contribute in some small way.
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Re: NBPCA $5000 Native Bonsai AQcquisition Prize
Wow Mel, what a wonderful and generous gesture in memory of your mother, you are very kind Mel.
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Re: NBPCA $5000 Native Bonsai AQcquisition Prize
Cheers Anthony, I felt it was a good way to help get some more interest in Native plants as bonsai. It's been in the works since late 2016, so glad to see this come to fruition. Very excited!
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Re: NBPCA $5000 Native Bonsai AQcquisition Prize
Very touching Mel ,I hope you get the highest calibre of tree this deserves. Cheers John.
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Re: NBPCA $5000 Native Bonsai AQcquisition Prize
Great prize and cause.
Good luck to those that have a tree worthy of entry.
No doubt this will snare a beauty.
Good luck to those that have a tree worthy of entry.
No doubt this will snare a beauty.
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Re: NBPCA $5000 Native Bonsai AQcquisition Prize
Yes, I am looking forward to seeing what comes out of the woodwork for this! What a lovely legacy to your mum, Mel.Boics wrote:Great prize and cause.
Good luck to those that have a tree worthy of entry.
No doubt this will snare a beauty.
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Re: NBPCA $5000 Native Bonsai AQcquisition Prize
Thanks Boics and Sonya! I'm really looking forward to seeing the submissions too, there are some magnificent trees out there!
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Re: NBPCA $5000 Native Bonsai AQcquisition Prize
Bl@@dy hell Mel! What a wonderful gesture in memory of your mum! Fantastic and I am sure your prize will draw forward some incredible native Bonsai. Great stuff! Mark
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Re: NBPCA $5000 Native Bonsai AQcquisition Prize
Cheers Mark and Max, yeah thanks. It's very exciting!