Members Only Invite NOW OPEN TO FRIENDS AND NON-MEMBERS Bjorn Bjorholm will demonstrate Juniper Styling via ZOOM The Meeting is limited to the first 50 active members to sign up If you would like to view a live demonstration of Juniper Styling by Bjorn Bjorholm you must REQUEST TO BE PUT ON THE LIST below. […]
The Zoom link will be forwarded to board members prior to the start of the meeting.
All active members from 2020 will have access to the Jennifer Price presentation via ZOOM. Log into the 'Members Section' ahead of the meeting on Wednesday, April 07 at 7:00 pm. The link will be posted on the 'Monthly Meeting Page'. You can join right from the website. Please check that you are able to […]
Members of the board will meet via zoom. The link will be sent via email.
Click Here - Monthly Meetings and Videos Our meeting on April 5th, 2021, at 7 PM, will feature a Zoom presentation by long-time member Linda Camp. She will be showing us how to create a pre-bonsai from another tree by a process called air layering. Air layering is a very useful tool. Got a tree […]
On Saturday and Sunday, May 22-23, 2021, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Jim Keith will be having a bonsai sale at his residence. Jim will have bonsai and pre-bonsai available for purchase. If you would like to attend the sale, please email Jim at sequoia65@comcast.net and request his address. THESE TREES & MORE NEED A GOOD […]
Our meeting on June 2, 2021, at 7 PM, will feature a Zoom presentation by Christopher Consenza. He has been studying bonsai seriously for about four years and is a BSF district scholarship champion competing for the state title this May. He taught himself how to make root stands as a result of having too […]
The family of the late Fred Tarnow is inviting all members of the Mid-West and Prairie State Bonsai Clubs to a sale of the remainder of Fred’s trees and handmade pots. There will be some finished bonsai, but mostly pre-bonsai for sale. The prices have been reduced to honor Fred’s memory and to make sure […]
June 26 2021 - 10AM-4PM - Wheaton, IL Taking the place this year of the MBS's Spring Show About At this time, the Chicago Botanic Garden is still not allowing Horticultural society events, such as our normally scheduled May Bonsai Show. In its place, this year, we will have a smaller “Bonsai Event” in Wheaton, […]
It's hard to believe that we are just over a week away from our first in-person event in more than a year. This year's summer picnic is Sunday, August 1st at Cantigny Park, 1s151 Winfield Rd. in Wheaton, IL 60189. Cantigny is a beautiful park that includes gardens, the Robert R. McCormick House, and the […]
David Cutchin is a 6th generation Floridian and a 2nd generation bonsai professional and grower. Born and raised in the Florida panhandle David moved to central Florida in 2011 to study horticulture at UF following an 11 year career with the Forest Service. This is also when he met David & Linda VanBuskirk of DL […]
