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Celebrate - Australia Day

Posted: January 20th, 2013, 11:29 am
by Gerard
The Bonsai Society of Victoria will celebrate the Australia Day holiday (Mon Jan 28th) :crikey: :aussie:
This will be the first time for most people at the new venue, The East Kew Uniting Church Hall.
Australian Natives, ........demonstration on a callistemon
Australian Natives,.........discussion by Quentin will cover design, care and suitability of different species.
Australian Natives,.........display, members are invited to bring natives for display.
Australian Natives,.........sales, there will be a large number of trees for sale at clearance prices (more info will follow)

Those who have not been to a club meeting before should come along to see what they can learn, you will be made very welcome. :gday:

Join the celebration :aussie:

Re: Celebrate - Australia Day

Posted: January 20th, 2013, 12:32 pm
by Damian Bee
:aussie: Bloody beauty Gerrard, nice move.
I had thought about this for a couple of years.
I am really happy to see it happen.
Well done BSV :hooray:

Re: Celebrate - Australia Day

Posted: January 21st, 2013, 3:32 am
by Meagi
Hi Gerard
Do you have a start time for this yet?

Re: Celebrate - Australia Day

Posted: January 21st, 2013, 6:44 am
by FatMingsBonsai
:worship: :aussie: :hooray:

Re: Celebrate - Australia Day

Posted: January 21st, 2013, 2:29 pm
by Gerard
Damian Bee wrote::aussie: Bloody beauty Gerrard, nice move.
I had thought about this for a couple of years.
I am really happy to see it happen.
Well done BSV :hooray:
Thanks Damian
For the last 3 years we have done a natives theme at our regular meeting (4th Monday in the month)
This year Australia Day is Saturday and our meeting happens to fall on the Australia Day Holiday Monday.
Next year (2014) Sun 26th again the Holiday Monday 27th
2015 Mon 26th will be the one where our meeting falls on the "true" Australia Day :aussie:
Meagi wrote:Hi Gerard
Do you have a start time for this yet?
Hi Chris,
Meeting starts at 8pm but people usually start about 7.30 where they get a chance to look at the display trees, buy sale trees, and have a chat before the meeting gets started.

Re: Celebrate - Australia Day

Posted: January 26th, 2013, 11:40 am
by Gerard
Hope to see some of you on Monday night

Re: Celebrate - Australia Day

Posted: January 27th, 2013, 1:48 pm
by Gerard
I have spent the morning loading my van with natives which will be for sale at dirt cheap prices tomorrow nightl
Lots of port Jackson figs, little ruby figs and leptospermuns.
This stock has come from a deceased estate and needs to be moved on. Lots of potential for group plantings.
Prices will be almost give away.

Re: Celebrate - Australia Day

Posted: January 27th, 2013, 2:35 pm
by GavinG
Photos please, Gerard. Good native bonsai aren't all that common.

Oi.

Gavin

Re: Celebrate - Australia Day

Posted: January 27th, 2013, 3:10 pm
by Gerard
GavinG wrote:Photos please, Gerard. Good native bonsai aren't all that common.

Oi.

Gavin
Hi Gavin there will be no shortage of nice natives on display, I will post some photos afterwards but this is one which is usually here but it will be missing because It is with you people in Canberra for next weeks celebrations.
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Here are some of the nursery stock trees for sale tomorrow
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Re: Celebrate - Australia Day

Posted: January 28th, 2013, 3:32 pm
by Gerard
Those people attending tonight
Don't forget we are at the new venue.

Re: Celebrate - Australia Day

Posted: January 28th, 2013, 11:03 pm
by Gerard
The new venue worked well, it was great to see lots of new faces.
Some quick snaps taken on my phone.
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Re: Celebrate - Australia Day

Posted: January 31st, 2013, 9:01 pm
by Watto
Great photos, thanks for sharing.

Re: Celebrate - Australia Day

Posted: February 1st, 2013, 2:31 pm
by GavinG
Thanks Gerard, it's good to see what you're getting up to. Liked the Kunzea a lot.

Gavin

Re: Celebrate - Australia Day

Posted: February 1st, 2013, 4:11 pm
by Steven
Fantastic looking display and a great way to celebrate Australia Day. The BSV do put on a good show.
Really nice looking trees and some that I recognise as previously residing in WA.
You don't happen to have a better shot of the Euc on the left in your photo 015.jpg do you?

Thanks for your continual posting of pictures Gerard!

Regards,
Steven

Re: Celebrate - Australia Day

Posted: February 1st, 2013, 8:59 pm
by Pup
G,day nice to see so many Natives on show at a club meeting, the ones that you mention are part of 3, you have one Steven the smallest of them. They were seperated as they were to bloody big.
Then as with all big trees got a we bit heavy.

Cheers Pup