2017 Bonsai/Penjing Display & Competition, Darling Harbour

[hard1all]

It's on again! The annual Bonsai/Penjing Display and Competition at the Chinese Garden of Friendship, Darling Harbour, Sydney.

As part of the Garden's celebration of Chinese New Year will be a display of penjing and a photographic exhibition of penjing within the Garden from Saturday, 28 January 2017 until the announcement of the winners on Sunday, 12 February 2017. As usual our winners will be chosen by our friends from the Chinese Penjing Artists Association in China.

If you have a chinese-styled tree or landscape, and a mobile phone or a digital camera, you can be enter and entry is free! All you have to do is to submit an online entry and upload a photo. No matter where you live in Australia, you can be a part of this display and compete for wonderful prizes!

Every entry is automatically included in the Photo Competition for which the prize is pair of the new Bonsai Shears from Ryuga and Robert Steven valued at $158.99. Free delivery will be included.

If you are able to deliver your entry to the Chinese Gardens you can also enter the Display Competition and there compete for a wonderful accommodation/visitation package. A similar prize will also go the the winner in the Public Choice category.

Here is the link to enter. Entries close at 5pm on Monday, 5 December 2016.

http://www.darlingharbour.com/competiti ... mpetition/

Just drop me a PM if you have any questions or need assistance with entering.

Good luck!

[hard1all]

Good news! You can now enter with a phone photo! Just use a plain background to show it to full advantage.

And there is still time to get your FREE ENTRY in!

Entries close at 5pm on Monday 5th December 2016.

All you need is a Chinese-styled tree or landscape and a mobile phone or a digital camera.

Here's the link

http://www.darlingharbour.com/competiti ... mpetition/

[Alan Peck]

Anyone taken pics of this display yet.? O/s at the mo and would love to see the collection before I get back to pay it a visit.

[hard1all]

Will be visiting today so photos to follow.

Apparently, there have been 'record crowds' going through the Garden and the Penjing Display. This year 30 trees and landscapes selected from over 60 entries for display.

Don't forget to go to the Boat Pavilion to vote for your favourite. The most popular penjing as selected by the general public will win the Popular Choice Award.

Best day to visit will be the final day, Sunday 12th February. There will be free Penjing Workshops and other activities. The announcement of winners and awarding of prizes will take place about 4pm, followed by Chinese Drummers and Dragon Dancing as part of the Chinese New Year festivities.

[hard1all]

as promised

here is the link to photos of the penjing on display within the Chinese Garden of Friendship, Darling Harbour, Sydney

http://penjingaustralia.com/gallery/#/n ... ncomp2017/

[MountainFrost]

I went today, some really good stuff there. The Baeckea won my vote with it's amazing trunk and deadwood. I also liked a few of the junipers.

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[GavinG]

Thanks for posting, gentlemen. Lots of different ideas here on what "Penjing" means.

Gavin

[boom64]

Thanks Hard1all ,really appreciate seeing such a diverse collection of inspirational trees. Cheers John.

[hard1all]

Thanks to everyone who entered this year and congratulations to the Winners!

Our judges from the Chinese Penjing Artists Association provided this critique of the winning entries.

[hard1all]

Congratulations also to the winner of the Public Choice Award.

This year saw a record 990 votes from members of the public visiting the exhibition and the winner scored a massive 216!

Very well done!