Organisation is well underway for the 3rd Symposium on Australian Plants as Bonsai and the 10th National Exhibition of Australian Plants as Bonsai which will be held at the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra on 15-16 March 2014.
The theme for the 3rd Symposium is 'Naturally Inspired' , continuing the exploration of how we can use trees in the Australian landscape and their natural growth forms as inspiration for how we shape Australian plants as bonsai.
The symposium will include:
· a presentation on Eucalypts as bonsai, bringing together information from a range of bonsai growers and including superb photos,
· a presentation on developing a group setting of Tasmanian pencil pines, using advanced stock and inspired by ‘wild’ photos,
· workshops and demonstrations each day, featuring Podocarpus lawrencei and Leptospermum horizontalis, and including one ‘bring or buy’ workshop,
· a guided walk in the Australian National Botanic Gardens to observe eucalypts and podocarps growing in their more natural style and to consider this form as a bonsai, and
. a small display of bonsai Grevillea and ‘works in progress’ will be presented on Sunday, with opportunity for questions.
There will also be a ‘Show, Tell, Ask’ segment, providing opportunity for participants to share experiences and/or problems
.Full program details will be posted on the CBS website early in the new year and online registration will be available on the site shortly.
In the meantime - pencil the weekend into your diary and start planning your trip to Canberra. Also start looking at your Australian bonsai collection to identify which ones you might be able to enter in the exhibition, either 'in person' or as a photo.
Will post more details as they are confirmed.
Cheers
Jennifer
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