September 9 — Bonsai Garage Sale + Japan Trip Presentation
2026 Annual Show — People’s Choice Top 10
Congratulations Dennis — Singapore Holly Raffle Winner!
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2026 Annual Show — People’s Choice Top 10
Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 People’s Choice Award! Here are the Top 10 trees as voted by show attendees. 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place 5th
August 5, 2026 Meeting Recap: Show Results, Mid-America Preview and Linda Camp Juniper Care Guide
August 5, 2026 Meeting Recap: Show Results, Mid-America Preview & Linda Camp’s Juniper Care Guide Members-only content — Prairie State Bonsai Society Missed the meeting? Watch the full recording: Watch…
Congratulations Dennis — Singapore Holly Raffle Winner!
Congratulations to Dennis, the lucky winner of our Singapore Holly raffle tree! 🎉 Dennis took home this beautiful Singapore Holly (Malpighia coccigera) at the raffle, and we couldn’t be happier
Bonsai Hai! — July 2026 Newsletter
The July 2026 issue of Bonsai Hai!, the Prairie State Bonsai Society newsletter, is now available. Download the July 2026 Newsletter (PDF)… Membership Required You must be a member to
Midwest Bonsai Show Workshops — August 14–16 at Chicago Botanic Garden
This event is hosted by the Midwest Bonsai Society, not PSBS — but an event we’re proud to support. 📋 The full workshop and event schedule is here, plus the
Preparing Your Trees for Exhibition with Phil Malhiot: Show-Ready Techniques from 47 Years of Bonsai
At the July 8, 2026 monthly meeting of the Prairie State Bonsai Society, longtime member and former club president Phil Malhiot led an in-depth session on preparing trees for exhibition…
New videos from select Bonsai YouTube Channels
Transforming Bonsai
In this video Crispin brings in a number of his personal bonsai that need some attention. ——————————————— Order My ‘Bonsai
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Urban Yamadori: Collected Bonsai Tree Second Styling – Part 2
Part two of the epic styling of this locally sourced urban yamadori juniper tree. AUDIO CREDITS: Snowfall by Scott Buckley
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- A great shot
by Joe Schoech on April 20, 2025 at 3:00 amA great shot from the Pacific Bonsai Museum.More
Bonsaiplace Creativity Through Bonsai
- Bonsai, Wellbeing and Psychology
by Bonsaiplace on June 16, 2025 at 12:11 amBonsai enthusiasts have known for a long time that Bonsai is good for them, maybe not financially, but it certainly impacts positively on wellbeing. With that in mind, I did some wider reading and found that most of what is written about the wellbeing impacts on humans and the positive psychological impacts come from personal … Continue reading Bonsai, Wellbeing and Psychology →
Bonsai Tonight An educational website about bonsai development
- Designing bonsai in 3D
by Jonas Dupuich on August 15, 2026 at 4:06 amWe’re used to looking at photos of trees with the camera pointed squarely at the front of the tree. It’s a good way to get the basic idea of a tree’s shape. Korean hornbeam before pruning Half-way done Front view – after partial defoliation What this approach can hide is what a tree looks like
Growing Bonsai Grow your own miniature tree
- Japanese maple early development
by Jelle Ferwerda on May 28, 2022 at 11:03 amA short video showing me working a japanese maple! The post Japanese maple early development appeared first on Growing Bonsai.
