Clinton was exposed to Bonsai at a very young age when his parents Ray and Rosanna in 1979 opened a Bonsai Nursery (Ray Nesci Bonsai Nursery) in the semi-rural suburb of Dural. Upon finishing school, Clinton completed his Nursery Trade Certificate at Ryde TAFE and joined the nursery in a full-time basis in 1989 and is now one of three directors at the nursery.

He was the head teacher and President at The School of Bonsai Inc. between 2000 - 2017 and then retired from the school to pursue more responsibilities at the family nursery and also to start a mobile Bonsai Service Business on the weekends called Sydney Mobile Bonsai Services.

He has lectured, demonstrated and conducted workshops in Australia & N.Z . He has a great knowledge of a wide variety of plants used for Bonsai through his exposure of working in a Bonsai Nursery for an extended period of time. 

Well known bonsai nurseryman, Ashley Brown has been surrounded by plants all his life. He started his horticultural career in 1985 working for one of Australia’s largest propagation nurseries and has owned nurseries since 1993; as a result, there are not many species with which Ashley is unfamiliar. In 2005, he moved to Jillilby and opened Bonsai World. Ashley demonstrates throughout NSW and the ACT. His monthly workshops at Bonsai World are always well attended by enthusiasts from Sydney to Newcastle. Keen to continually develop his bonsai skills, Ashley has made many trips to Japan and Vietnam as well as China and the west coast of America to meet and learn from some of the world’s leading bonsai and penjing masters

Sean is an extremely talented bonsai artist who has been practicing bonsai for over twenty years. From a modest beginning in a small nursery on the Central Coast and a period of study with Lee Wilson, Sean became a popular demonstrator whose work has been represented in the National Bonsai and Penjing Collection in Canberra.

A well-known & much appreciated bonsai artist & demonstrator from Sydney, Evan has spent significant time studying bonsai with well known artists such as Koji Hiramatsu & Masahiro Sasaki in Japan. Having spent time behind the scenes and visiting high profile bonsai shows such as Gafu-ten & Taikan-ten in Japan. Evan also holds a Degree in Agricultural Science & currently works as a horticultural product developer. His knowledge base and skill set is admirable and is a great addition to our judging panel. See some of Evan’s work here