Some photos from the workshop…

Some of the trees at “Bonsai Art” where we did the workshop…

Love the second to last one BG….. Reminds me of the trees in the second Lord of the Rings…lol

How many were at the work shop.??

Eric who was running it, and 4 of us students.

bluegreen said:

Eric who was running it, and 4 of us students.

Wow that is so cool….. how often do you get to these workshops????? Feel like a cop from “Underbelly” put torch onto dim don’t want to blind BG with all these questions.

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

Eric who was running it, and 4 of us students.

Wow that is so cool….. how often do you get to these workshops????? Feel like a cop from “Underbelly” put torch onto dim don’t want to blind BG with all these questions.

this is the first one :) It was kindly arranged by one the people from GE. He is talking about maybe holding another one.

bluegreen said:

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

Eric who was running it, and 4 of us students.

Wow that is so cool….. how often do you get to these workshops????? Feel like a cop from “Underbelly” put torch onto dim don’t want to blind BG with all these questions.

this is the first one :) It was kindly arranged by one the people from GE. He is talking about maybe holding another one.

Sounds like a good plan……. small numbers are good at workshops….

Some photos from the workshop…
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Gee I enjoyed that BG. Some lovely pieces in that lot. Some strange pots as well. I suppose your not really limited to very small bonsai pots. Food for thought there.

pomolo said:

Gee I enjoyed that BG. Some lovely pieces in that lot. Some strange pots as well. I suppose your not really limited to very small bonsai pots. Food for thought there.

when starting off a plant you don’t necessarily put it straight into a bonsai pot. Training can be done in regular pots and polystyrene trays until it is ready for a bonsai pot. Many bonsais start off in the ground until they have developed desired characteristics. By doing this you can encourage features like a thickened trunk, exposed roots, etc. Some of the pictures from the nursery are of 6 ft tall trees, but naturally they would grow to potentially a hundred metres or more. These seem to fascinate me more than the tiny little ones. Probably to my detriment because they take a lot more time and money!! lol!

Are there plants that make better bonsai than other plants???

WOW How lucky are you BG !!
All my bonsia info is in books and I am slowly getting there (been at it for a year now) I have started 2 fig cuttings to use later on but would love for a bonsia workshop up here

theoretically anything can become a bonsai, but some are easier to train than others. Figs are very popular because they can get thick trunks and interesting roots very easily. These days even native plants are made into bonsai and look great.

bluegreen said:

theoretically anything can become a bonsai, but some are easier to train than others. Figs are very popular because they can get thick trunks and interesting roots very easily. These days even native plants are made into bonsai and look great.

Thanks for that:)

drylander1 said:

WOW How lucky are you BG !!
All my bonsia info is in books and I am slowly getting there (been at it for a year now) I have started 2 fig cuttings to use later on but would love for a bonsia workshop up here

I feel very lucky drylander to have someone who loves to do it close by. Books can only show you so much, there is nothing like having someone there to show you.

bluegreen said:

drylander1 said:

WOW How lucky are you BG !!
All my bonsia info is in books and I am slowly getting there (been at it for a year now) I have started 2 fig cuttings to use later on but would love for a bonsia workshop up here

I feel very lucky drylander to have someone who loves to do it close by. Books can only show you so much, there is nothing like having someone there to show you.

Eggsactly BG. I guess thats one downside of living in the country….but lack of close neighbours makes up for it in the long run LOL

I have two ficus bonsai and have killed a Black Pine, well, I didn’t kill it, the mealybug did, but I didn’t save it…

Love the pot in the first pic, it’s very pretty.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/Cheryl1960/Bonsai/IMG_1554.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/Cheryl1960/Bonsai/IMG_1556.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/Cheryl1960/Bonsai/IMG_1558.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/Cheryl1960/Bonsai/IMG_1561.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/Cheryl1960/Bonsai/IMG_1525.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/Cheryl1960/Bonsai/IMG_1526.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/Cheryl1960/Bonsai/IMG_1527.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/Cheryl1960/Bonsai/IMG_1528.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/Cheryl1960/Bonsai/IMG_1529.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/Cheryl1960/Bonsai/IMG_1530.jpg

your forest grove looks good Thee :)

Thanks BG, spent 3 hours at work today, transplanted the other one and added the other 2 small ones as well:)

Oh I do like this one:D

That is a poor effort of a cascade LOL, I now have a new more slender pot to pot it into, I had a small terra pot here , a vase I think ??? and John drilled a hole into it today, just have to trasplant now, another day LOL :)

Do you do all your gardening in your sleep as well Thee???

LOL, that is when I do my planning Lucky ROFL

The Estate said:

LOL, that is when I do my planning Lucky ROFL

Sounds like me… i was planning at bed time what I wanted to do in the vegie patch this morning…LOL

some beautiful examples there BG – the thick trunks look 100 years old.
my daughter is starting a few bonsai trees from seed.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

Gee I enjoyed that BG. Some lovely pieces in that lot. Some strange pots as well. I suppose your not really limited to very small bonsai pots. Food for thought there.

when starting off a plant you don’t necessarily put it straight into a bonsai pot. Training can be done in regular pots and polystyrene trays until it is ready for a bonsai pot. Many bonsais start off in the ground until they have developed desired characteristics. By doing this you can encourage features like a thickened trunk, exposed roots, etc. Some of the pictures from the nursery are of 6 ft tall trees, but naturally they would grow to potentially a hundred metres or more. These seem to fascinate me more than the tiny little ones. Probably to my detriment because they take a lot more time and money!! lol!

Got ya BG. I remember seeing a film on Bonsai and they can start working on a tree that has been growing in the ground for a few years and is sudenly seen as a potential specimen. How they fell it, shape it and pot it down. Amazing stuff.

have two ficus bonsai and have killed a Black Pine, well, I didn’t kill it, the mealybug did, but I didn’t save it…
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Just interested in what you call a Black Pine over in WA. I have one here also called a Black Pine and it’s prumnopetys. I’m not sure of the spelling but it’s something like that. Is it the same as your refering to?

pomolo said:

have two ficus bonsai and have killed a Black Pine, well, I didn’t kill it, the mealybug did, but I didn’t save it…
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Just interested in what you call a Black Pine over in WA. I have one here also called a Black Pine and it’s prumnopetys. I’m not sure of the spelling but it’s something like that. Is it the same as your refering to?

http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2005/prumnopitys-ladei.html

I’ve got one too. I like them more than the Wollemi.

The Estate said:

I just went out and checked but there aren’t any bonsai on my garden setting and my setting looks exactly the same as the ones in your pics Thee.

been playing with one of my trees…

from this





to this

bluegreen said:

been playing with one of my trees…

from this





to this

wolf whistles…… sexy

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

been playing with one of my trees…

from this





to this

wolf whistles…… sexy

Now thats a haircut :)

Lucky1 said:

Are there plants that make better bonsai than other plants???

I was taught that any plant with a smallish leaf can be made into a good Bonsai. Probably why you never see a palm tree in a Bonsai collection. LOL.

Yes I’m back but just ignore me till I can get to the top. That might not even be tonight from what I saw ahead of me.

I’ve got one too. I like them more than the Wollemi.

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That link is the one i have. They say slow growing and it’s the same in my books but mine was in a large pot beside the back steps and it shot up above the roof in no time. We planted it out in it’s own about 3 years ago. Hasn’t grown much out there though.

I think this is so cool.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Xanthorrhoea-australis-Blackboy-Grass-tree-BONSAI-SEED_W0QQitemZ350031984163QQihZ022QQcategoryZ113539QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Bubba Louie said:

I think this is so cool.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Xanthorrhoea-australis-Blackboy-Grass-tree-BONSAI-SEED_W0QQitemZ350031984163QQihZ022QQcategoryZ113539QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I wonder how viable that is considering they hate having their roots disturbed?

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Are there plants that make better bonsai than other plants???

I was taught that any plant with a smallish leaf can be made into a good Bonsai. Probably why you never see a palm tree in a Bonsai collection. LOL.

Yes I’m back but just ignore me till I can get to the top. That might not even be tonight from what I saw ahead of me.

Good point there Pomolo… bonsai palm just wouldn’t look right.

Bubba Louie said:

I think this is so cool.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Xanthorrhoea-australis-Blackboy-Grass-tree-BONSAI-SEED_W0QQitemZ350031984163QQihZ022QQcategoryZ113539QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I agree….. pretty snazzy…

LOL Pom, did you also find a cat asleep, my girls sleeps on the table, nice and warm under the tin roof :)