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BONSAI TRIENNALE 2014
Three nations One passion
Text and photos by Gudrun Benz, Germany Additional photos by Marcel Drechsler
Top; Pillnitz Castle: Riverside Palace seen from the Pleasure Garden side with fountain.
Bottom; Numerous visitors came to see the bonsai show held in the natural light of the orangery.
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Bonsai Triennale is the name of a collabora- tion between two national bonsai club, the Polish Bonsai Association and the Czech Bonsai Association as well as the regional bonsai club of middle-eastern Germany, the “Mitteldeutsche Bonsai Regionalverbande. V.” (MBR).
Since 2011, they have organized a three-day exhi- bition each year, alternatively in the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland. The goal is not only to show quality bonsai to specialists and the general public but also to win new members for this fascinating hobby.
This year’s Triennale, for the second time, took place at the orangery of Pillnitz Castle near Dresden/Sax- ony. Pillnitz is one of the baroque residences that Au- gust the Strong (1660 – 1733) had built in and around Dresden, the capital of his electorate. This summer pleasure palace is located several kilometers upriver on the Elbe River and surrounded by various gardens. In 1717 the castle was transformed into an oriental