3rd Annual Bonsai Weekend Save the Date! Friday, May 30 – Sunday, June 1, 2025 $12 in advance, $15 at the door FREE ages 16 and under Featuring Owen Reich as our special guest judge! Learn More

Our June general meeting will be on June 4th, 7-9 pm. This meeting will be a Garage Sale/Swap Meet meeting. Members can bring anything they want to sell or even trade...pots, trees, stones, stands, tools, etc. The club will be selling stands (both old and the ones donated by Kelly Gaffor, daughter of Kurt Gaffor. […]

Mike Lane's tropical styling presentation My journey in bonsai began late in 2008, after receiving a small juniper as a gift. Following this tree’s untimely demise caused by my ignorance, I began looking for classes online and stumbled upon Wigert’s Bonsai in North Fort Myers, Florida, and shortly after my first few visits, I began […]

3rd Annual Membership Promotion Event on the Riverwalk Riverwalk Overlook Naperville, IL Membership Promotion Event on the Riverwalk July 13 | 12:00 am – 5:00 pm | Smykal Pavilion | Downtown Naperville, 188 W Jackson Ave, Naperville, IL 60540, United States Join the club for our annual membership promotion event! Relax on the beautiful downtown […]

The Morton Arboretum Explore the diverse cultures of Asia through music, dance, food, and more. Join us for a fun-filled weekend that will transport you across the globe. Our bonsai exhibition will include more than fifty trees, both from the club and from non-club members. As you wander around Meadow Lake, you will experience diverse […]

Kusamono demonstration by Young Choe Young Choe is a kusamono artist who studied traditional art in her native Korea before moving to the United States and earning her BS in horticulture from the University of Maryland. While volunteering at the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, she brought her artistic talent together with her knowledge of […]

Mid-America Bonsai Show & Sale Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, IL Friday, Saturday & Sunday August 15: noon – 5 p.m. August 16 & 17: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Presented by the Midwest Bonsai Society See bonsai trees on display, shop the plant sale, and learn from experts. Show: Nichols Hall […]

Join us at the TAPESTRY Multicultural Festival to share the timeless art of bonsai with our community! This vibrant celebration of cultural diversity is the perfect opportunity for Prairie State Bonsai Society members to showcase our passion and introduce visitors to the beauty and tradition of bonsai cultivation. We invite all members to: Bring one […]

TBA As always… Bring a tree to the meeting you have questions about.  Members are always encouraged to bring personal trees to the meetings for advice on care or styling from our many club artists.   Meetings are held on the first Wednesday (or the 2nd Wednesday if immediately preceded by a holiday)  from 7:00 p.m. […]