The 4th annual PSBS Winter Silhouette Bonsai Exhibit is at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, IL. A Silhouette exhibit displays the bonsai without leaves, which may seem a little strange, but it is a great time to see the trees’ structure, especially the ramification. The exhibit will last one day on Saturday, February 24, 2024, […]
General Meeting - March 6, 2024 Forest Planting Hands-on Workshop Board Elections Jim Beck and Linda Camp of BC Bonsai lead a hands-on forest planting workshop for our March 2024 General Meeting. The workshop costs $70 for a five-tree planting and $90 for a seven-tree planting. Additional trees will be available for $10 each. Species […]
BC Bonsai will be digging up trees this weekend. Saturday from 10 am to 5pm we will be in Wheaton digging up 6 nice size Scotts pines and some young junipers and spruce trees. Then on Sunday we will be out at the nursery in Paw Paw where there are hundreds of trees to […]
General Meeting - April 3, 2024 Tree Repotting Demonstration Bring a tree that is in need of repotting to the meeting. Bring tools, soil, and wire. Please note that our April general meeting will be held in ROOM HEC #1020, in the HOMELAND SECURITY EDUCATION CENTER (see aerial map below) from 7:00 PM to 9:00 […]
Bryan Lorentzen, a member of the Milwaukee Bonsai Society, is hosting a Yamadori dig on April 6th, 2023, and has invited our club to attend. He walked in the woods near the Boerner Botanical Garden four years ago. The Milwaukee Public Schools own the woods. He came across a large group of burning bushes, which […]
Bonsai Open House & Sale at Phil Malhiot’s Stop by and visit my new bonsai garden and studio! Friday and Saturday, April 19 & 20 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 2908 S. 10th Ave. Broadview, IL We downsized and moved last summer, but I still have way too many trees! I’ll be selling a wide variety […]
Convention in Saint Louis Bonsai Central 2024 will be held at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville, Illinois. Just a short drive across the river from Saint Louis, the hospitality district in Collinsville accommodates events at Gateway Convention Center with 9 hotels and over 900 hotel rooms in a variety of hotel properties, approximately 20 restaurants ranging […]
Welcome To The American Bonsai Society Learning Seminars 2024 May 9-12,2024 Grand Rapids, MI Register Now!
Friday, May 10: Vendors and Displays, 9 am–5 pm Saturday, May 11: Vendors and Displays 9 am-5 pm Sunday, May 12: Vendors and Displays, 11 am-5 pm Fee: Bonsai Show admission is complimentary. Preregistration is required for Bonsai in the Garden Learning Seminars. This year’s Bonsai Show will be larger, more inspiring, and more exciting than […]
General Meeting - May 15, 2024 Styling demonstration by Mauro Stemberger NOTE: Room change for this demonstration; see below. Mauro Stemberg was born in Feltre, Italy, and works as an architect and Bonsai artist. At the age of 14, he became fascinated with the art of Bonsai and started his passion with the local Bonsai […]
Midwest Bonsai Society 18th Annual May Bonsai Exhibit Coming May 2024 Burnstein Hall of the Regenstein Center at the Chicago Botanic Garden Bonsai Exhibit - Chicago Botanic Garden
Competitive tree climbing and fun at the IAA Tree Climbing Championship. The 2024 IAA Tree Climbing Championship will be held on May 18th & 19th. Tree climbing competitions are designed to simulate the working conditions of production arborists in the field. Utilizing the highest level of professional skills and safety, the events provide […]
