Bonsai Services

Styling & Design Service

Styling and design services are available for structural and developmental work of raw material, repotting and handling of the root system, and refinement of developing or of already well-developed bonsai.

Visit our Portfolio and social media presence to see examples of our work.

Pricing from $120

Bonsai maintenance

Receive a one-off seasonal maintenance session such as pruning, deadwood cleaning, or have us maintain your bonsai over an extended period to achieve high-level, professional results from your tree.

General Bonsai maintenance $80 / hr

Boarding Service

Maintain or develop your trees over time with us on site at our garden. Additionally, this boarding service is offered for short or long-term care while you are away, for over-wintering / or over-summering your tree in our cool-temperate climate of the Blue Mountains.

Boarding includes all watering, fertilisation and routine pest/disease management. Your tree will be housed in its ideal climatic conditions on the bench to suit the tree’s needs.

Billing is monthly.

Pricing

Regular size $40 / month

Large size $50 / month

XL size $60 / month

Exhibition service

We provide expert preparation, transport, and set-up of trees and their displays on your behalf for shows on the East Coast. Exhibition preparation is not a styling, but rather a fine-tuning to make sure your tree its most ready for presentation.

Preparation can also include advisory consultation of your complete exhibit including accompanying elements such as stands and accent plants.

Pricing on request

Table & Kusamono Rental

As part of our exhibition service, we offer rental of tables and accent plants for your exhibit.

Stands
Jita - $35
Small table - $110 (any dimension up to 35cm)
Large table - $165 (any dimension 35cm +)

Kusamono (accent plant)
$75

Lectures, Presentations & Demonstrations

Hugh has a long-standing history of presenting bonsai knowledge and appreciation. Having presented at many major events across the county and abroad, Hugh has gained a reputation as both an educator and a voice for the utilisation of Australian native trees as bonsai. In both broadening the scope of species used and communicating responsive techniques and aesthetics.

As an institutionally trained Fine Artist, Hugh can adapt and conceptualize bonsai knowledge in a range of formats and a diversity of forums.

  • Certified AABC demonstrator and lecturer

  • Mirai Live educator

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)

For rates and availability please inquire

Curation & Collaboration

Create a contemporary atmosphere using bonsai trees as the medium.

Art galleries, corporate events, and pop-up installation spaces, Hugh has experience curating creative exhibitions, including trees in indoor spaces. Hugh’s work has sat amongst photography, sculpture, and other realms of the Fine Art canon building a comprehensive sensitivity to curation and display. Be it designing a show, creating an exhibit, or curating a space, Hugh can appropriately present trees to enhance any space.

If you have a space you think would suit our work, we would love to hear from you!