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Top left; Friday’s program started with the International Round Robin team; Jyoti Parekh created a Saikei
of Buxus harlandii, south Australian black lava rocks planted in a cream oval tray..
Top middle; Nikunj Parekh created a Saikei of Ficus retusa with central Australian red Jasper stones planted in a shallow blue oval tray.
Top right and middle right;
Chen Wenjuan from China, who is the Curator of Mr. Xin Changbao’s Bonsai Park in Changzhou, styled a Juniper squamata that she attached to a large Australian sandstone rock.
Bottom left and right; Budi Sulistyo took on the challenge of a large Ficus microcarpa ‘Green Island’, which he planted in a large shallow cream tray.
Facing page, top four photos;
Gong Linmin take us step by step through the creation of making a semi cascade pot. The detail and explanation was thoroughly enjoyed by all. His theatrical finish capped off what was a fantastic demonstration.
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The Bonsai was all local, from South East Queensland, with the exception of two trees on loan from the The National Bonsai and Penjing Collection of Australia, and one from a private collection, also in Canberra—80 bonsai in total. The Viewing Stones were from collections around the country, also 80 stones on display.
Kath continues, “Wednesday dawned and we were to travel some 70 kilometers south to Surfer’s Paradise on Queenland’s Gold Coast, with Glenis and I setting off in their well-loaded car via Brisbane Airport to
pick up Helen Su, one of the many BCI Board mem- bers and delegates that Glenis was responsible for get- ting to the event. The Gold Coast airport, Brisbane Airport—in they came at all hours and arrangements had to be made to ensure they all got ferried to the QT Resort, the venue for the Convention, for some, in time to participate in the BCI board meeting and WBFF board meeting.”
“So much detailed planning,” exclaims Kath, “it all had to faultlessly slot into place; nobody could be left stranded. Malcolm remained with Lindsay and his son