Rose Show Snaps

Some photos taken at Belfast Rose Show this weekend past. This was Friday night when I was there entering a few bonsai into the exhibition. Sun was on the way down which created some interesting light.

Club Meeting

Good night for the Leinster club, onwards and upwards 🙂

owen's avatarLeinster Bonsai Club

We had our second meeting tonight and what a great night it was. We seen 2 more people turn up with some beautiful trees. Here’s a few pic’s from the meeting.

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John getting stuck in to help tidy up Maceij’s hornbeam

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Tom giving his approval 🙂

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Finished for now.. Love the taper on this tree 🙂

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Ovi discussing the future of his Field Maple with the gang

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John’s Buxos

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Tom brought these to crackers.

All in all it was a brilliant night with a great bunch of people, looking forward to next month already…

NEXT MEETING MONDAY 25th AUGUST :):)

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This weeks Accent Selection

Sedum and Leptinella

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Mixed fern and grasses

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Hosta Venusta

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Chaenorhinum Glareosum

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Arthropodium candidum purpureum.

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Wren Accent

Very life like don’t you think 🙂

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Makisada Ceramics Gallery

Click below link for a gallery of some lovely pots from Makisada Ceramics.

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Gallery.

Workshop di Nevis-Silvestris, biancospino e olmo

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Workshop di Nevis, le sue piante diventano sempre più matureIMG_0820IMG_0821 Pulizia e rifinitura su questo bel pino silvestre yamadoriIMG_0822IMG_0823IMG_0824IMG_0825IMG_0826IMG_0827IMG_0828 Cerchiamo di valorizzare i vuoti e i pieni di questo bel biancospinoIMG_0829IMG_0830IMG_0831IMG_0832IMG_0833È già diverse volte che lavoriamo questo ometto, è giunto il momento di risolvere un grosso problema che si ripresenta ogni volta.
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JAPANESE BONSAI MASTER WORKSHOP

William N. Valavanis's avatarValavanis Bonsai Blog

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Second generation bonsai artist, Hiro Yamaji proprietor of Sansho-En Bonsai Garden in Kokubunji, Japan will be conducting a special one-day hands-on workshop. Mr. Yamaji is a graduate of Osaka University and fluent in English and has presented programs throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. He is one of the international judges at the 4th U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition.

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Mr. Yamaji, pine bonsai specialist, with decades of experience about pruning, pinching new growth, wiring as well as with a wide variety of species. Watch and learn as Mr. Yamaji performs his magic on your bonsai as well as having all your questions answered in perfect English, without wasted translation time.

Registration for the Yamaji Bonsai Workshop is $125, Observers $50. Observers may ask limited questions. Bring your own plant material or purchase something exciting from over 40 vendors at the U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition sales area. The Yamaji Bonsai Workshop…

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Initial Working #3 Privet & Hawthorn

Two more getting their first direction. First is a hawthorn with great bark and second is an unusual variety of privet.

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