FLORIADE 2012 in Canberra

[NBPCA]

Hi all,

Its that time of year again in Canberra; Floriade.

Come and visit Canberra to see Floriade and of course the NBPCA.

This will be our last Floriade before we move to the new site in 2013.

Grant

[NBPCA]

Floriade is a festival with lots of flowers, displays and activities. It runs for 30 days (5 weekends) starting this Saturday 15th September.

Check out the Floriade website for information.

http://www.floriadeaustralia.com/

Grant

[nevilleh]

And of course on the last weekend of Floriade the Canberra Bonsai Society is holding its annual Show (13th-14th October) - see http://www.cbs.org.au

Kill three birds with one stone - Floriade, NBPCA and the CBS show!

[NBPCA]

Floriade was launched today. We will be open to the public every day for the next 30 days from 9 till 5 (5:30 on weekends and public holidays).

We had a big launch with some politicians and important people. The most recognisable was Jamie Durie.

The opening tomorrow gives the NBPCA a chance to showcase some brilliant bonsai from various growers around Australia.

We currently have some very large bonsai that may have been seen at the Melbourne AABC Convention in May, we have some brilliant minis from Sydney, and our wonderful permanent trees, some of which will be coming into flower during the course of Floriade.

Floriade has a massive schedule of entertainment which can be viewed here : http://www.floriadeaustralia.com/

Dont forget, aswell, the Canberra Bonsai Society will be hosting their annual Spring show in early October: http://www.cbs.org.au

Here are some images to get you started.

[NBPCA]

One of our Volunteers chatting about the finer points of Bonsai and Footy(Rugby Union) with someone in the crowd.

Grant

David Pocock - Copy.JPG

[NBPCA]

Of course the work of maintaining the trees goes on during Floriade.

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This is one of the most photographed bonsai in the collection except when something else is flowering. The public is always a sucker for flowering trees.

We got this tree into really good health last year and are now thinning it out and balancing the vigour.

Grant

[Scott Roxburgh]

One of our Volunteers chatting about the finer points of Bonsai and Footy(Rugby Union) with someone in the crowd.

Grant

David Pocock - Copy.JPG

Hahaha...Peter would have loved that!