AusBonsai

yer. it looked a bit different to franks. is it grown on something? because it looks like the roots are rapped around something? Love it!
Chat soon
Mase

Hello all

I set up before Christmas in Chatswood Chase to see how I may sell bonsai in the big smoke. Very busy which was nice here are a few pictures of the stall in the shopping centre, nice to meet a few of the ausbonsai members over the week.
Thanks Mase

Bonsai at the Bay

nice set up mase, some sweet trees there, hope you done well with sales


jamie

So, how did you go? Shopping centres are great for trade at xmas. Was it just 1 week?

Cheers,
Leigh.

Thanks for the comments just one week as I was teaching right up until the week before. I had the option to do a fortnight but could not squeeze the time. Did you set up for the chrissy trade Leigh?

Mase

Hi Mase (& Leigh), whilst many of those of us who live in/near Sydney support our resident Sydney Bonsai nurseries......I think it would be fair to say that many of us would like the opportunity to meet / talk to / and support both of you when you come up this way.

Whilst I dont live in Sydney, I would be more than happy to travel down.

I am sure I am not the only one.

Can you help us / you and let us know when and where you are travelling to other areas

Regards
Steve

Hi Mason - yes - now that I run my nursery from home it is a great opportunity to get some traffic flow from a shopping centre - when I had my nursery in Pialligo, I didnt need to - the traffic was already there.

Hi Steve - I only trade in Canberra, however, I will be assisting in a demonstration at the AABC seminar this year - hope to catch up with a few of the ausbonsai members there.

Regards,
Leigh.

Well done Mase, that is getting it out there and promoting yourself. I would be interested to know if it worked for you? Like Leigh i work from home and would do something like this if it was worth my while. Did the trees suffer being inside for a week or did you have to set up every day? I would imagine you would have got a lot of lookers.

bodhidharma wrote:Well done Mase, that is getting it out there and promoting yourself. I would be interested to know if it worked for you? Like Leigh i work from home and would do something like this if it was worth my while. Did the trees suffer being inside for a week or did you have to set up every day? I would imagine you would have got a lot of lookers.

It worked out very well, the rent can be very steep $4000 + at that time of year, but like anything shop around for leasing prices. Trees were fine for the week, I moved/rotated sun lovers after 2 days etc but elms and ficus all fine. Unfortunately for bonsai lovers most go for gifts and therefore most to the grave but with good after care service and a solid back up plan (contact numbers/web site etc) hopefully many people will fall in love with bonsai any a new wave of interested members will join ausbonsai.
Take care Mase

Hi all

Just a quick update on the nursery, after many inquiries over the last 4 months I have not been able to sell the nursery as an entire lot. I think 1000+ bonsai make most people ask where do I start???

So as of April Bonsai at the Bay is still open but with revised times. I am teaching 5 days so during the week is difficult to see clients. After 4pm is good and obviousally weekends is good. Please just call before you arrive as a lot of you are travelling a long way to Woollamia.

I could not bring myself to just get rid of 16 years of work, it will become a glorified hobby for the next 20 years or so. I still have 800 bonsai in the nursery and over 600 in the field so hopefully I still have something to offer you all.

Thanks for all of the comments over the months whilst trying to sell, but it looks like it is mine for life. I guess Bonsai does that to you.

Chat soon Mase

Hi Mase,
glad to hear your still in the business, I will still be coming back again in the future hopefully the big corky bark elm is still there when I get time to visit.

Archie

Good on you Mase,

Tech

Anyone thinking of going to check out his stock should just go . Mase still has some good trees and very CHEAP!!! prices.
I made the drive from sydney and Mase made me feel very welcome.
I drove down on the 17th of April,school holiday traffic was driving me crazy but was ok otherwise.
Ther are still alot of corky's that i and afew members prob have ther eyes on
Anyways here is what i picked up a week ago.

blkrota wrote:Anyone thinking of going to check out his stock should just go . Mase still has some good trees and very CHEAP!!! prices.
I made the drive from sydney and Mase made me feel very welcome.
I drove down on the 17th of April,school holiday traffic was driving me crazy but was ok otherwise.
Ther are still alot of corky's that i and afew members prob have ther eyes on
Anyways here is what i picked up a week ago.

Mate ,
I like the pine alot, the small squamata in the front and the elm on the right. Nice trees and good score i think

yeah i want that pine