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Top left ; Acer palmatum atropurpureum, from the Montréal Botanical Garden, Penjing Collection.
Top right; Carissa grandi ora
by Daniel Gagnon from SBPM show.
Bottom; Larix laricina by David Easterbrook from SBPM show.
There is a variety of longer term workshops, spanning over two or three years by invited artists such as François Jeker, Suthin Sulkosolvisit and David Easterbrook. Invited artists return to the same group with the same trees to develop the bonsai over several years.
A wonderful support for the SBPM is the ongoing relationship with the Montréal Botanical Garden and its former curator, David Easterbrook, who critiqued the bonsai at this weekend’s show. e great gardens, the library, the summer garden tents, and the assis- tance of the garden’s sta are quite a unique “bonus” to the Société over other clubs in Canada.
e Botanical Garden, especially during the SBPM’s annual show, had much to offer. At the entrance was tropical bonsai on display from the American collections of Dr. Quoc Kiet Tang and George LeBolt. Across from the show is the Japanese bonsai garden, and down the path is the Tree House which holds North American bonsai. e garden’s greenhouses also o er a large penjing display in a beautiful setting. A fully renovated Chinese garden and penjing display will be completed by early next year.
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