Events

May 9, 2023 – Meeting of the Board To join, log into your account and navigate to Board Meetings under the Members Section.

Membership Promotion Event on the Riverwalk NOTICE: The event time has been changed. We will start at 12:30 p.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. Due to the 'Healthy Driven Naperville Marathon' on the same day, roads will be closed (Marathon Map Link)  Riverwalk Overlook Naperville, IL Membership Promotion Event on the Riverwalk October 22 | […]

General Meeting - November 1, 2023 Wiring demonstration by Larry Magee and Linda Camp Larry will also show his PowerPoint of his trip to Japan. 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 […]

  PSBS CHRISTMAS PARTY Date: December 6, 2023 Time: 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm Place: The Magee Estate in Wayne, Illinois Please park in the driveway if possible and head to the back doors We will have our annual Christmas Party this year on December 6 ( our regular Wednesday meeting days ) at Larry […]

BRING YOUR DREAM TO LIFE! Do you want to travel to Japan? Would you like to see the best bonsai in the world? Are you worried about the language barrier, confusing train system, and gaining access to certain famous bonsai gardens? Book a Japan Bonsai Tour with us, and we'll handle all of the hotel […]

General Meeting - February 7, 2024 Please note that our next four general meetings will be held in ROOM HEC #1020, in the HOMELAND SECURITY EDUCATION CENTER (see aerial map below) from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM on the following Wednesdays: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH 2024, 7 PM – 9 PM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6th 2024, 7 […]

Meeting of the Board February 13, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm To join, log into your account and navigate to Board Meetings under the Members Section.

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 […]