Bendigo Bonsai Club Easter Exhibition

[EdwardH]

Bendigo is too far for many to get to so have a great few days and enjoy the show. For those of us who cannot make it..

SHOW ME THE TREES PLEASE

[bodhidharma]

Me to Gerard. After brekky with the relo's i will be heading off too. My wife consented to look after the Nursery. If you get this Gerard i will bring your pot back. I might leave the layers on the hawthorn till spring. They are not far enough along yet.

[Gerard]

I am just home from a very nice day at Bendigo, club members were very hospitable and I got the chance to catch up with, Miyagiman, Anttal and Bodhidharma,
I also watched a demo by Andrew Ward and.....

took a few picures to share with you all.

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Tomorrow is the last day, doors open at 1.00pm and it is a nice easy drive from Melbourne, do yourself a favour.
A nice drive and a day in the country topped off with some wonderful bonsai.

[Andrew Ward]

Thanks for the photos Gerard. Hope to see many other visitors on Monday afternoon. Strong hint that Don Delucca may make a cameo appearance!
... it's all good!

[Leigh Taafe]

That Banksia looks like a corker !

[Gerard]

That Banksia looks like a corker !

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[miyagiman]

All who were there yesterday were treated to the discussion and planning of this radiata. Come spring it will have a new apex and some branching grafted back on to it. We have now pulled down the available branching to start developing and cleaned up the whips to be used for grafting. The rest was discarded. We will attempt the thread method shown here recently by Grant Bowie, possibly some approach too. Here is anttals sketch and vision for the future of this tree, later today we hope to post an update photo of the prep work.

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[bodhidharma]

It was, indeed, a wonderful show Well done Bendigo. It was fantastic to escape the Bonsai Nursery and go and look at Bonsai's I love my life. Great to catch up with Gerard and his lovely wife Leanne, Miyagi,and nice to finally meet Ant and catch up with Andrew from South Aussie. Mary and Robin from Bendigo club and Trevor and Helen Wheeler and quite a few from the Goldfields club. Lovely people all. Thanks Bendigo

Bodhi.

[anttal63]

A great weekend in Bendigo ! Thats what bonsai is all about ! You guys and girls know how to turn it on. Miyagi i cant thank you enough for your hospitality, we had a hoot !!! Thankyou also for giving me the oppertunity to chew the fat and help with that Big old Radi. Im still picking my jaw up off the ground. You should really give it to me, I'll keep it so warm... Great to catch up with all the crew down there and from Melb as well. Bodhi great to meet you !!! Ps Update please...

[Andrew Ward]

It has been a really terrific weekend with the Bendigo Bonsai Crowd. A well organized and hard working team. Fantastic to catch up with more visitors from Melbourne, Geelong and Yakandanda (andca range ofvother places in between) throughout the weekend. This weekend is really worth putting into our bonsai diaries for Easter; year after year. Congratulations to everyone who helped make this a successful weekend... Visitors and Participants - it works because everyone throws in their support!

[anttal63]

Andrew Andrew Andrew, 3 days, 3 demos, 3 beautiful landscapes !!! Great work mate, is there any chance of posting those pics ???

[miyagiman]

What a great weekend, we all had a ball. I would like to thank all our club members for their support & help, also a special thanks to Andrew Ward from S.A. who made it all the way over here just to help, demonstrate for us and have a good time. Thanks ANTTAL for your contribution to the weekend, the help on the big radiata, the great drawing which has now set a future for this tree, & also for your great friendship, I hope your weekend was enjoyable with us. I had a ball, great friends, great wine, great food & great trees. The exhibition had a total of 409 people through the door & was a great success over all. As Andrew said, put this weekend into your calendar as it promises to get even better. Welcome to our new members & thankyou to all the members of this club from far & wide. Here is a photo of the radiata as it is now, it will be superfed & await the appropriate time for several grafts. cheers, miyagiman.

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[anttal63]

"Dragon lifts his tail", Better sketch comin up soon !!! You the YAMADORI MAN DAVE !!!

[anttal63]

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[miyagiman]

You're setting me a pretty tall task there pal, just hope I can bring the tree up to that. Great sketch, you're gettin better with age, must be that italian influence rubbing off on you.LOL.