Albury Wodonga display

[shibui]

Just letting anyone in our area know......
We don't have the resources or members to mount a full show so we have elected to put on a display at one of the local nurseries.......

We'll have a range of bonsai on display, a couple of demonstrations and talks about bonsai as well as advice and encouragement all day.

Saturday September 28
Peard's nursery, Borella rd Albury
9:30 am through to about 3:30pm

We'd love to see any bonsai enthusiasts who can get to Albury that day.

[alpineart]

Hi Shibui , mate not real fit at the moment , Nothing a good lead tranquilizer wouldn't fix . I'll see you there and hope to see a few other fitter Ausbonsaier's and club Members there as well .

Should be in for a great day . Cheers Alpine

[shibui]

Today was the day.
We had elected to try to hold an outside display this time, partly to help reinforce the idea that bonsai are outside plants.
There was a bit of wind to contend with but only a couple of passing misty showers.
We had a really great response from people passing and from those who had come specially to see the display and find out more about bonsai. Numbers dropped off a bit in the afternoon. Apparently there was another event on somewhere that some people found more compelling than our bonsai
Alpine must have found some horse sedatives somewhere and managed to get there and stayed upright all day.
Here's a quick look at the display -

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Thanks to the hardy members who helped put this on.

[time8theuniverse]

I missed this. Damn.

I'll come to the next one. Looks good.

[Meagi]

Great display guys I was looking forward to this but it slipped my mind did not realise it was so close !
Good to see your still kickin alpine. It's hard to keep a good man down they say your living proof
When I think of bonsai I think of alpine very passionate man for the hobby .
I think I can see a few nice elms in the pictures as well
Cheers

[shibui]

I'll come to the next one. Looks good.

Hope you're patient Time8, - last one was 2007.....

Maybe we should put the effort in more often???? We'll surely be assessing the effort:benifit ratios in the coming months to see whether we can raise enough enthusiasm to do another one next year.

[time8theuniverse]

Patient?
Yeah, I have some patience. I just planted some banksia seeds.

BUT NOT IF I DON'T HAVE TO BE.

[alpineart]

It was certainly a busy day as far as i was concerned .I manage to get a couple of pics during the odd quiet time

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with a constant stream of interested people

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and several hours trimming the English Elm slab planting group i didn't get a clear shot of the display .Plenty of questions from the public and a few talks from Shibui kept us all busy . Hope we can manage another day out to further stimulate the public interest in the area .

And yes I had some tranquilizers but it wasn't "lead" or "horse" it was bonsai , the miracle tranquil sedative that i get lost in I manage to stay upright holding the building up as sitting was not on the cards today . I was sizing up the bales of sugar cane mulch for a rough therapeutic bed but if a laid down that would have been the end of my day .

Thanks Guys and Gals for another great day with "The Albury/Wodonga Bonsai Club"

Cheers Alpineart

[kcpoole]

Looks like a Very nice display there boys and congratulations

The background to display is nice and plain which is awesome.

Ken

[bodhidharma]

A great effort guys. I know how much work goes into those events so my hat off to you all.

[peterb]

Hi Guys
looking at the fotos there are some nice trees there , the root on rock planting looks awsome is that a rock or piece of wood , well done guys for putting on the display
kind regards
peterb

[Pup]

Very nice some very nice trees, and all of them had a stand or mat under them excellent. Pushes bigger clubs to up their standards.

Just my Pup

[maryo]

what a great area for a show. Very nice trees too. I hope you all had a great day.

[fiveoffive]

Looks Great
Wish i could have made it.

[shibui]

the root on rock planting looks awsome is that a rock or piece of wood

I think the one you are talking about is the tall rock planting with a few shimpaku on it. That's Alpine's contribution to the show. The 'rock' is made from Hebel - aerated cement building blocks. the whole thing only weighs about 10 kg and looks so much like real stone.
I'll bet he has already posted a thread about making and planting this one.

Thanks everyone else for the positive remarks. We only have a few members but what we lack in numbers we try to make up in enthusiasm. I'm willing to bet that after this we will have a few more members though. Many more really enthusiastic visitors that I have experienced at any past exhibition so hoping at least some turn into members.