PLEASE NOTE:
Following some weeks of enforced
closure due to the COVID-19
situation, the Palmyra Western
Farmers Market REOPENED on Sunday
21 June 2020 and we can now be
found at the INFORMATION Stall.
...Note also
however that we are unfortunately
NOT able to run Market Workshops
at our Stall at this time....
Personalised,
single student workshops were
normally run at the Palmyra Western
Farmers Market on Sunday mornings,
from around 08:30am until 10:30am.
*** Due to
current circumstances the following
Workshop information is for general
interest only at this time ***
If
we can be of
assistance, please
feel free to Call or
Text us on 0419 047
244 or contact us here...
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Liana,
our very own resident Bonsai guru is
the Workshop presenter...
Important
Pre-Workshop Comments from Liana:
To help
me prepare your personal package I can use
some information from you. Please note
that your Bonsai will live outdoors in a
protected area in either full sun or part
shade, never full shade or within a
building. It’s like a prison for them and
they need fresh air just like you and I.
If you are
bringing your own pots:
Please advise the size, shape, colour,
clay or plastic etc. I will then bring
enough supplies to satisfy our Bonsai
activity.
If you are
bringing your own tree:
Please advise the species and size eg.
Moreton Bay Fig, Ficus macrophylla, Olive,
Peach, Juniper... Also their heights - 40
cm tall, large fat trunk, in a deep pot,
in a shallow pot, overgrown, bushy etc.
The space
where your Bonsai will live:
Patio, balcony, shade house, empty bird
bath, garden bed on bricks,brick fence,
shady corner, sunny corner, windy strip,
near swimming pool, near ocean, etc. (not
indoors at all). Glass blocks radical
elements of sunlight which are essential
for tree growth.
Your
personal likes in a Bonsai:
Exposed roots on rocks, classical Japanese
Juniper, Fig forest with relaxing path and
greenery, windswept, flowering with fruit,
deciduous etc.
Your
watering system:
Automatic reticulation (retic) on outside
tap with timer, bore retic, no retic, hose
and tap and time to relax and water by
hand, water Bottle with nozzle. Regular
daily summer watering is essential. Autumn
is much less, winter is once a month,
spring - depends.
Purpose of the Bonsai:
Celebration gift for loved friend or
family, personal new project, repair of
current Bonsai, addition to collection,
donation to annual collection eg red
cross, school fete, Christmas gift/gifts.
Wedding gift, Birthday gift, get well soon
gift.
I don’t need to know everything but
thought that you might like to see the
kind of information that will be important
in owning a Bonsai and prior to
presentation, in keeping it healthy.
Ongoing care
is essential and I always offer advice and
tutoring as long as you need, any season,
any year. A Bonsai becomes a
photosynthesizing pet and does need human
care to survive and stay beautiful. Please
visit me, Liana for ongoing Bonsai care...
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Past Workshop
Outlines:
Bonsai
1A - Introduction
to Bonsai Cultivation
Sunday
Session Mini Workshop at Palmyra
Western Farmers Market
Entrance
Prerequisite:
Basic gardening knowledge and the interest
to learn
Course
Outline:
Create your own Bonsai to take home and
learn to choose the appropriate plants,
soils and pots. The following are covered
in this course:
1. Bonsai horticultural theory.
2. Bonsai selection, trimming, wiring and
potting.
3. Bonsai after care- pesticides, watering
and lighting.
Course
Package includes:
1. Workshop Notes, 24x A4 size pages.
2. Specialized soil mix and requirements
for individual Bonsai.
3. Ground covers, rocks and gravel.
4. Copper wire, mesh and little
accessories as required.
Items to
bring from home or purchase:
1. A Bonsai tree that requires TLC.
2. A tree that you want to make into a
Bonsai.
3. A Bonsai pot or pots that you want to
use.
4. Any bits and pieces that you would like
to use in a Bonsai garden eg rocks,
driftwood, shells figurines, ornaments,
memento or old jewels etc.
Fees and
Charges:
$35.00 - This fee includes our tuition,
workshop notes and all media eg. Soil,
gravel, wire, mesh, ground covers, for
preparation of a Bonsai. Please bring with
you or purchase a tree and pot from our
stock for the preparation of a Bonsai.
Pots and tree prices start from $15.00.
Bonsai
2A - Three Bonsai
Sunday Session Mini Workshop at
Palmyra Western Farmers Market
Entrance
Prerequisite:
Knowledge of gardening and Bonsai
Course
Outline:
Create 3 or more Christmas or Birthday
Bonsai to take home using different trees
and different styles and learn to choose
the appropriate plants, soils and pots. Eg
Create a root over rock style, informal
style and raft style Bonsai.
Fees and
Charges:
$35.00 - This fee includes our tuition,
workshop notes and all media eg. Soil,
gravel, wire, mesh, ground covers, for
preparation of a Bonsai. Please bring with
you or purchase 3 trees and pots from our
stock for the preparation of a Bonsai.
Pots and tree prices start from $15.00.
Bonsai
3A - Creating a Bonsai Forest
Sunday Session Mini Workshop at
Palmyra Western Farmers Market
Entrance
Prerequisite:
Knowledge of gardening and Bonsai
Course
Outline:
Create a Forest to your liking.
Fees and
Charges:
$35.00 - This fee includes our tuition,
workshop notes and all media eg. Soil,
gravel, wire, mesh, ground covers, for
preparation of a Bonsai. Please bring with
you 3, 5, 7, 9 or 11 small trees and 1 pot
to suit a forest Bonsai style. Or purchase
from our Bonsai and pot stock for the
preparation of a Bonsai. Shallow forest
pots start from $25.00 and young trees or
tree seedlings prices start from $2.00.
Bonsai
4A
- BYO Bring your own Bonsai for Summer
or Winter care
Sunday Session Mini Workshop at
Palmyra Western Farmers Market
Entrance
Prerequisite:
None
Course
Outline:
Prepare your Bonsai for the seasonal
changes
Fees and
Charges:
$35.00 - This fee includes our tuition,
workshop notes and all media eg. Soil,
gravel, wire, mesh, ground covers, for
preparation of a Bonsai. Please bring with
you your Bonsai that needs professional
help to bring back to shape or save from
sickness or worse. If you bring
along more than one Bonsai to receive
treatment, then we will repair the most
needy one as part of the workshop.
The advise or work on the other Bonsai
incur a charge ($5 or more - depending on
many factors).
Bonsai
5A
- MicroBonsai (This Workshop has
LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
Sunday Session Mini Workshop at
Palmyra Western Farmers Market
Entrance Prerequisite:
Knowledge of gardening and Bonsai
Course
Outline:
Create a range of bonsai smaller than 15cm
in height, in miniature Bonsai pots
Fees and
Charges:
$35.00 - This fee includes our tuition,
workshop notes and all media eg. Soil,
gravel, wire, mesh, ground covers, for
preparation of a Bonsai. Please bring with
you or purchase miniature Bonsai pots and
young trees. Miniature Bonsai pots
start from $5.00 and young trees start
from $1.50. Please contact Liana for
advise on choosing your workshop pots and
trees prior to booking a workshop.
Bonsai
6A
– Bonsai Propagation Techniques
Sunday
Session Mini Workshop at Palmyra
Western Farmers Market
Entrance
Prerequisite:
Knowledge of gardening and Bonsai
Course
Outline:
Learn to create your own Bonsai from
cuttings, seed germination, grafting and
layering. You will have at least 5
different pots of seeds and cuttings to
take home. We cover all aspects of
germination and long term care.
Fees and Charges:
$45.00 - This fee includes our tuition,
workshop notes and all media eg. Soil,
gravel, wire, mesh, ground covers, for
preparation of a Bonsai. Please bring with
you or purchase a tree and pot from our
stock for the preparation of a Bonsai.
Pots and tree prices start from $15.00.
Bonsai 7A – Bonsai on Slate (This
Workshop has LIMITED
AVAILABILITY)
Sunday
Session Mini Workshop at Palmyra
Western Farmers Market
Entrance
Prerequisite:
Knowledge of gardening and Bonsai
Course
Outline:
Create a Bonsai growing on a slate
Fees
and Charges:
$45.00 -
This fee includes our tuition, workshop
notes and all media eg. Soil, gravel,
wire, mesh, ground covers, for preparation
of a Bonsai. Please bring with you or
purchase a tree and a piece of slate from
our stock for the preparation of a Bonsai.
Slate and tree prices start from $15.00.
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Please Contact
Us
Here to register your interest in
our Club Bonsai Workshops and we will
forward you an enrolment form.
You can see
a history of past
Club Bonsai and TAFE workshops here.
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