Bonsai By The Harbour - Demo's, trees and people

[Asus101]

Bump for the pics of Leighs stock? Anyone grab a strawberry bush??

I re-potted and cut that back

[Steven]

Hi Guy's,

Day 2 of BBTH is under way and we have had some great demo's - more info to come on those soon

Leigh Taafe and I are currently doing a joint workshop - Leigh is making over a Juniper and I am teaching people a bit about the inner workings of AusBonsai. So, what better way to do it than posting pictures (in real time) of Leighs demo

Okay, Leigh has a 30 + year old Shimpaku that he is converting from informal upright to semi cascade.

Leigh starting with Steven watching.jpg

Leigh had previously wired the tree so he just had to remove some redundant branches and shape. Sounds easy doesn't it

The joint demo continues.jpg

So I don't bore everyone here... I'll continue this later.

Regards,
Steven

[Jamie]

im keen to see the restyle Steven look forward for when ya get the rest on

good luck with getting ausbonsai out to the people hopefully we can get some more members from it

[kcpoole]

Great to see that the projector worked real good

ken

[Grant Bowie]

What happened to leighs tree?. That was a 30 year old, small Shimpaku. a rarity.

Grant

[Steven]

What happened to leighs tree?. That was a 30 year old, small Shimpaku. a rarity.

Grant

Something special happened to Leigh's (your old) Shinpaku Grant. Pic's will be posted soon but I'm sure you will agree he has done justice to the foundations you grew.

Great to see that the projector worked real good

ken

Thanks Ken, your projector worked a treat! Clinton has taken it with him and will give it to you at school when he also give you the TWO raffle prizes you won!!!

Regards,
Steven

[kcpoole]

What happened to leighs tree?. That was a 30 year old, small Shimpaku. a rarity.

Grant

Something special happened to Leigh's (your old) Shinpaku Grant. Pic's will be posted soon but I'm sure you will agree he has done justice to the foundations you grew.

Great to see that the projector worked real good

ken

Thanks Ken, your projector worked a treat! Clinton has taken it with him and will give it to you at school when he also give you the TWO raffle prizes you won!!!

Regards,
Steven

You kiddin !!
I never win anything

Ken

[Jamie]

must of been because you lent them the projector KC

[Bretts]

I was sure I was going to win last time I was there. I am happy for ya though KC.
What where the silent Auction trees like? I reckon the Lilly pilly I got last time was almost as good as winning the raffle

[kvan64]

I was sure I was going to win last time I was there. I am happy for ya though KC.
What where the silent Auction trees like? I reckon the Lilly pilly I got last time was almost as good as winning the raffle

Please post some pic of that Lilly pilly Bretts.

[Chris H]

Report of the day.

This morning had a presentation on Penjing from Phillippe Tot from the Lingnan Penjing Academy which included discussions on chinese thought and the understanding of energy flows. Unfortunately none of the photos I took worked out, but the presentation was very thought provoking and Phillippe was a very interesting presenter and a nice bloke to talk to over lunch.

Alex Bennett transformed a JBP he had and wired it up using anealed copper wire. His style and skill was evident and I really enjoyed hearing how he approaches the process of design, then he moved onto moving a fairly heavy branch and protecting it with wire braces, for this he needed an able helper, but got me instead.

Then Lee Wright covered off how to combine, stand and pot and tree in a display. Aside from having a very impressive array of trees Lee showed an amazing variety of stands and must have a very big cupboard at home to fit them all. Lees thoughts have certainly left me with a lot more appreciation for the effect a stand can have.

Ric Roberts repotted an evergreen Trident Maple. and I must confess I was busy gossiping and aside from a photo very early on I didnt really get to see this presentation. Sorry Ric.

After lunch Leigh Taffe and Steven did a tag team with Steven showing how Ausbonsai works and Leigh restyling the juniper. Leigh managed to get a lot of work done as Steven did all the talking. AND we discovered various ways to get rid of Rats and protect citrus trees.

Certainly Leigh showed he is a very skilled artist and Steven opened a few eyes on how to do things on the net and explained how important this resource can be for all of us.

I cannot recommend this weekend highly enough, the ability to mix with Bonsai folk and to listen to some interesting presentations and simply be bonsai for a couple of days has really recharged my desire to get out the back and bend a few pines.

Photos are below.

Alex Bennett before.JPG

Alex and Me.JPG

Lee Wright and her amazing stands.JPG

Ric and his evergreen trident in the elusive red polystyrene pot.JPG

Leigh ready to attack.JPG

Leigh with the end (for now) result.JPG

The final pot could be a smaller version of this.JPG

Patron saint of Ausbonsai praying for his silent auction bid.JPG

As an aside Id like to thank all the people I met this weekend who made me feel so welcome and were very inclusive and helpful I learnt more than I expected and I made some new friends. Not many days where I can say that.

[Jamie]

very nice guys!!!!

and that shimpaku is impressive! i will one day have grown stock like that myself! its in the pipe works now! great work guys!!

i hope you won your bid steven! would love to see some stuff that got won/bought to guys!

great stands lee!

[Bretts]

I was sure I was going to win last time I was there. I am happy for ya though KC.
What where the silent Auction trees like? I reckon the Lilly pilly I got last time was almost as good as winning the raffle

Please post some pic of that Lilly pilly Bretts.

You can see it back here at last years Native comp.
viewtopic.php?f=36&t=28&start=30

[kcpoole]

Hi Brett
I did not get any photos of the Auction trees Sorry

There was a Very nice Casuarina that I think maybe Steven got but there was very keen interest in that one and also a Crab apple won by Our mate Hartos

Cannot remember what else was there
I did not come home with anything Except for the Satsuki Azaleas that Leigh brought up for me

I will repot them on tuesday If I remember to get clinton to bring some pots to School then

Ken

[Jonden]

Thanks Steven for a great presention how Ausbonsai works and for your generosity in maintaining the site, you certainly showed what a valuable resource it is for the Bonsai community to be able to get advice and connect with other Bonsai people from all around the world and to share knowledge.
The badge was also a great way of identifying other Ausbonsai members.
Thanks,
Jonden