Cowra Japanese Gardens Sakura Matsuri with Tony Bebb

[Bretts]

The Cowra Japanese Gardens puts on a celebration called Sakura Matsuri or Cherry Blossom Festival as the trees are flowering to welcome in the spring. This extends over the week Monday 21 to Sunday 27 September. With the highlights on Saturday, It is a great time to see this very special garden.

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On Saturday 26 September the Garden transforms into a fairground for a day of family fun, showcasing the best of Japanese culture, food and of course, Sake. There are plenty of “hands on” activities for the kids including Origami, Calligraphy, Ikebana, Bonsai, Kite making and flying, jumping castles, Kids Corner including craft activities and games. Giveaways on the day include fairy floss and Paddle Pops. There will also be Gagaku (Japanese musical performance), Tea Ceremony, a Kimono parade and demonstration, Sake tasting, and traditional Japanese singing by the Bethlehem singers,

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This Year is the 21st anniversary of the gardens and the Orange Bonsai Club is Hosting Tony Bebb to attend the festival.
He will be conducting free demonstrations on Saturday 26th September from the charming Japanese styled conference room with exposed beams and large windows overlooking the beautiful gardens.
He will also be conducting Workshops at the Orange Botanical Gardens on Sunday 27th of September.
Numbers will be limited for the workshops so bookings will be essential.
PM me for bookings or specific details.
The history of the garden makes it all the more special.
http://www.cowraregion.com.au/japanesegarden/?id=3168

[Bretts]

During the day on Saturday the 26th September at the gardens there will also be Bonsai activity at the Bonsai House that holds the bonsai collection.

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This will be maned by the Central Coast Bonsai club and the Orange Bonsai Club. The members will be demonstrating as they repot and refine the trees in the collection. We where also able to purchase some trees on behalf of the Cowra Japanese Gardens that will be given an initial styling and repot and then added to the collection.
From left to right Trident maple, Eucalyptus sp. Prunus elvinis, American Hornbeam, Taiwan Trident Maple

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Thanks Kindly to Ray and Clinton Nesci for their help in acquiring this stock and pots.
http://www.raynescibonsai.com/

[aaron_tas]

great stuff there bretts, i love the bonsai house

[scott]

Thanks for posting all that great info Brett and thanks for all your hard work on getting this together. I reckon it's going to be a great weekend!

Now we gotta start thinking about what trees we want to take to the workshop on Sunday!

[Andrew Ward]

Looks like a well planned festival and programme Brett. Will have to work out a way of making it up to Cowra!

[aaron_tas]

im too far away

[Bretts]

A bit of an update on the session times for Tony Bebbs demonstrations

10:00-11:00 Introduction to Bonsai

11:15-12:15 Advanced Bonsai techniques

1:30-2:30 Creating bonsai from nurserystock

2:45-4:00 Advanced Bonsai techniques

As well as this there will be bonsai activity at the Bonsai house all Day with the Central Coast guys and the Orange Bonsai guys working away at the collection and new additions to the collection as pictured above.Some hands on activities will also be available.

If anyone is attending and has a Tree that they would like worked on by Tony in the Advanced Techniques sessions please PM me with pictures.

Tony will be conducting personal workshops at the Orange Botanical Garden on Sunday the 27th of September starting from 9:30am. These workshops will be $20 each.

Booking for workshop Essential


Thanks
Brett

[Petra]

Tony will be conducting personal workshops at the Orange Botanical Garden on Sunday the 27th of September starting from 9:30am. These workshops will be $20 each.

Booking for workshop Essential


How long will the workshop in Orange, go for, and will we bring our own trees as ive never been to one before. I will be interested to go. Petra!

[Bretts]

Will be great to see you there Petra,
You need to supply your own tree and materials for the workshop. It generally would run for a few hours but we have left it open ended depending on how many people attend. Let me know if you want help finding something to take.
We don't get this very often out our way so I would recommend not missing it or his demonstrations out at Cowra on Saturday. It will be a great chance to meet all the Western Plains Bonsai people as well.

[Bretts]

sakura_matsuri_bonsai.pdf

[Bretts]

Shameless plug

[Bretts]

Less than a week to go
Work shop is almost full.

[kcpoole]

My wife was only saying last week that we will have to get back to cowra one day and show our daughter the gardens.
Pity we have a full weekend next week otherwise I would be there

Have fun all that are going

ken

[Asus101]

whats price on saturday?

[Jordy]

Pity i live in Tas :S