This year the BCG will be celebrating the official opening of its clubhouse in Notre Dame street, Floriana. As part of the celebrations the BCG has invited a highly regarded Master in the art of bonsai. His name is Kevin Willson, and he is from the UK. Read More

The Bonsai Culture group has been recently to the bonsai exhibition in Belgium. Read more now with pictures...

The Bonsai Culture group has been recently to the bonsai exhibition in San Remo. See all images on our facebook page.

Xi hadd jinghad li kiteb "...a bonsai truly represents the fusion of nature and human wisdom; it is an art that at once pursues the spirits of both nature and beauty" Stajt nifhem ahjar ghal darb'ohra dan il-bierah meta gejt mistieden niftah il-wirja annwali tas-socjeta' Bonsai Culture Group Malta. Hija wirja li ssahharni kull sena. Hija arti li trid imhabba, kreattivita', dixxiplina u passjoni. Dan il-grupp illum ghandu 'l fuq minn 70 membru attiv u jien u nkellem uhud minnhom mill-ewwel kienet evidenti l-passjoni kbira li ghandhom ghal din l-arti.

Bonsai, li tfisser gnien fi tray bil-Gappuniz, hija l-arti li tkabbar sigar u pjanti li jinzammu zghar go qasrija fejn b'sengha u pacenzja kbira ta' zbir is-sigra tigi skolpita f'bicca xoghol ta' arti, estetika u natura hajja. Jinghad li l-ewwel sigar ta' dan it-tip kienu jithallew anke fl-oqbra Egizjani madwar 4,000 sena ilu. Il-bonsai ta' zmienna origina mic-Cina madwar 2,000 sena ilu, fejn kien jissejjah penzai. Eventwalment din l-arti ttiehdet fil-Gappun madwar is-sena 700.

Biex nghinu fl-izvilupp ta' dan il-grupp artistiku dan l-ahhar il-Gvern ghadda bicca art u binja, li jigu taht Gnien l-Argotti fil-Furjana, halli jkunu jistghu jorganizzaw ruhhom ahjar. Dan hu grupp li jaghmel bosta lectures u workshops ghall-membri tieghu u m'ghandix dubju li din il-facilita' se tghinhom jorganizzaw ahjar. Minn naha tieghi weghdthom ukoll ghajnuna sabiex il-post jigi riabilitat u jkun jista jibda jintuza.

Nixtieq li wirja bhal din tibda tigi organizzata fuq 3 ijiem inkluz il-jum tal-Gimgha halli l-istudenti jkunu jistghu jittiehdu jarawha u forsi aktar zghazagh jithajru jibdew jiprattikaw din l-arti. Ghidt ukoll lill-kumitat li nixtieq niddiskuti maghhom kif nistghu nghinuhom halli flimkien norganizzaw wirja permanenti li tkun attrazzjoni kemm ghal maltin kif ukoll ghat-turisti li jzuru pajjizna.
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Dr. Joe Zammit Maemple has recently given an excellent account of his beginings in bonsai culture. The Powerpoint is in Maltese and is available in the lectures section. To download and view the powerpoint please click here

Bonsai Master Salvatore Liporace will be visiting Malta during our annual bonsai exhibition and apart from judging our trees will also be delivering a series of workshops for members... Read More

Mr. Claude Sciberras has recently given a lecture on the cascade style in Bonsai. the Powerpoint used during the lecture is available in the lectures section. To download and view the powerpoint please click here

Following the recent twinning between Malta and Modica, the President of the Bonsai Culture Group visited the Bonsai Exhibition in Palermo.
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Mr. Joseph Cachia gave our members a lecture on how carrob trees can be used to create a Bonsai.
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Recently the club organised an exhibition at the Phoenicia Hotel
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On Sunday 11th May one of our Members, Mr Joseph Farrugia offered his premises and feild to all members of the Bonsai Culture Group. The event took the form of a workshop and was extremely pleasent and good fun. Thank you Mr Farrugia.
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Members of the Bonsai Culture Group Malta have recently visited the Modica Bonsai Exhibition. Malta exhibited two trees, last year's winner a pistaccia lentiscus and a gingko biloba. The exhibition was full of interesting material and there was loads to learn from our counterparts in Modica and from all around Sicily. The Bonsai Culture Group would like to thank the modica club for their hospitality and kindness and look forward to hosting their club members for our next exhibition in Malta. Special thanks go to Giuseppe Giurdanella for his constant help and support.
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Dr. Alfred Grech gave a lecture on the use of Casuarina as excellent material for bonsai in Malta. Click here to view the presentation.

Claude Sciberras gave a lecture on the Twin Trunk (Sokan) and Twin Tree (Soju) Styles. Click here to view the presentation.