2025

2025 is shaping up to be a busy year for Shibui Bonsai. So far this year Neil has run a one day workshop on pines at Bombala for the “Bombala Bonsai Buddies group in March. Shibui Bonsai has been a vendor and exhibitor at the  AABC National Convention in Canberra in May. In June Neil (pictured right) was invited to be a guest presenter at Bonsai by The Harbour in Sydney (our first trip to the Harbour City with bonsai) where we also had Shibui Nursery stock for sale. Neil presented two sessions – one on techniques to develop Root over Rock bonsai; the other on accelerated trunk development – field growing, sacrifice branches and more. 

Then in July it was great to see some of the newer members from the Albury Wodonga Bonsai Society head out to Shibui Bonsai to take participate in a “Bonsai Basics” course/workshop. Topics covered included bonsai care, potting up, wiring, branch pruning and root pruning with the opportunity for a “hands on” experience as well. Participants were welcome to collect trident maple seedlings from the garden to create their own maple forest.

Neil is off to Brisbane for the weekend of July 19 and 20 at the invite of the Bonsai Society of Queensland to run workshops and to do a demonstration. The following weekend we’ll be heading down to Melbourne with Shibui Bonsai nursery stock for the annual North West Bonsai show and sale. Locally, we’ll also be at the Myrtleford Agricultural Show in October.