Bonsai Society of Victoria

We are pleased to present our members with this fantastic opportunity to attend a workshop at the Moongate Bonsai Nursery. This venue is owned and operated by Dave Allen, President of the Bendigo Bonsai Club, and his business partner Shrua Khouri. They have invited 18 members to participate in a nursery tour and workshop on Saturday 29th March 2025. This will be a magnificent opportunity for members looking to make some additions to their collection or simply learn & practice some new skills on a tree that you can put back on the bench at the end of the day. A separate email will be sent to all Members in the coming days with full details. There are only 18 spots available, so they will be reserved on a first in, first served basis.

Sensei Saitoh is an authorised Nippon Bonsai Association demonstrator. He has been teaching bonsai in Japan on a regular basis for many years. Hirotoshi Saitoh will visit Australia for 2 weeks in July 2024. He will be conducting 10 workshops in Melbourne - each for 8 participants and 8 observers. These will be available for booking for BSV financial members at a special “Early Bird” price, subsidised by BSV, from Feb 1 until Feb 29. Then bookings will be available to other clubs and the public at the general price from March 1. There will be two demonstration evenings on July 4 and July 11 where the sensei will work his magic on stage to produce a spectacular bonsai outcome. Not to be missed. NOTE: This "Early Bird" booking is only available to financial BSV members. Non-member bookings available from March 1

Sensei Saitoh is an authorised Nippon Bonsai Association demonstrator. He has been teaching bonsai in Japan on a regular basis for many years. Hirotoshi Saitoh will visit Australia for 2 weeks in July 2024. He will be conducting 8 workshops in Melbourne - each for 8 participants and 8 observers. These will be available for booking for BSV financial members at a special “Early Bird” price, subsidised by BSV, from Feb 1 until Feb 28. Then bookings will be available to other clubs and the general public at the general price from March 1. Open Workshop Bookings will also be taken for 8 participants and 8 observers. There will be two demonstration evenings on July 4 and July 11 where the master will work his magic on stage to produce a spectacular bonsai outcome. Not to be missed. NOTE: This "Early Bird" booking is only available to financial BSV members. Non-member bookings available from March 1

Hirotoshi Saitoh is an authorised Nippon Bonsai Association demonstrator. He has been teaching bonsai in Japan on a regular basis for many years. There will be two demonstration evenings on July 4 and July 11 where the sensei will work his magic on stage to produce a spectacular bonsai outcome. Not to be missed. NOTES: Demonstration seats will be allocated in the order in which bookings are made.

We are very fortunate to be able to offer our members an opportunity to spend a couple of hours with Scott Martin. Scott has a significant bonsai presence both nationally and internationally through his Bonsai Matsu website, podcast and privately run workshops. He is a brilliant teacher, demonstrator and creator of excellent bonsai. Scott is a registered Association of Australian Bonsai Club (AABC) tutor and has extensively demonstrated at AABC Conferences, many interstate and local bonsai club demonstrations and workshops. Scott has recently returned from being an artist in residence at the National Bonsai and Penjing collection in Canberra and was a feature demonstrator at last year’s Perth AABC Conference. Scott is in great demand and how lucky are we to have Scott’s talent, skill, and masterful styling knowledge. There will be 2 sessions to choose from - a morning session and an afternoon session. Each workshop is limited to 8 participants.