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Top left; Ficus microcarpa group planting with stones was done by Chien Chang Liu of Taiwan.
Top right; Bougainvillea bonsai was trained by Boh Twang Keng of Singapore.
Bottom; Mitsuo Matsuda
of Japan conducts a workshop.Workshops were conducted on the stage
in the amphitheater with
two workshops and mini demonstrations by local talent running simultaneously.
covering all four seasons. The results were truly beautiful.
To conclude the day’s program, the Swami with his followers treated us to Music for Meditation. e Swami has travelled to many countries sharing this talent and we were privileged to get this opportunity to hear him.
Day Three:
Day 3 saw demonstrations by Chien Chang Liu from Taiwan create a very nice group of Ficus microcarpa and Boh Twang Keng from Singapore, a group planting with Fukien tea. Albert Chang from Taiwan, a student of Min Hsuan Lo, worked on large Juniperus procumbens and Glenis Bebb from Australia worked on two Bucida spinosa, the rst was a tall informal upright and the second a semi cascade with a crown. Glenis also gave a power point presentation covering bonsai design.
The days programme concluded with the main Awards Ceremony. Awards were given for shohin, cus, conifers, owering and fruiting groups, best display and best stones. Each headliner judged two
categories with two judges for each category. ey had a scoring system and we had to allocate a score out of 100. Most of the judges worked independently. e judging sheet allowed for comments from the judges.
In the evening we had the Farewell Dinner and Pageant show which was held at our accommodation venue the Wind ower Resort. Everyone had a great night with several of the bonsai groups entertaining us with skits, dance and song. We all dressed in Indian dress and joined in the festivities.
Day Four:
Boh Twang Keng created a Bougainvillea bonsai, Tony Bebb worked on a Juniperus procumbens, cascade style. Tony gave a lot of information on styling and also on caring for junipers.
e convention concluded with demonstrations from Albert Chang working on a large Casuarina equisetifolia and Mitsuo Matsuda worked a large Murraya paniculata with stunning results.
ll of the bonsai demonstrators, along with Nikunj and Jyoti Parekh also conducted workshops with six participants in each group.
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