PSBS & MBS – September 19th – Garden Walk Joint Venture with Midwest Bonsai Society

2021 Bonsai Garden Walk The Prairie State Bonsai Society is pleased to announce our second "Bonsai Garden Walk."  We have three gardens scheduled for September 19th. Gardens will be open from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.  Our one last garden can be visited on September 26th.  See the Schedule below for more details. This event […]

Destination Asia Festival – The Morton Arboretum

Destination Asia Festival The Morton Arboretum Explore the diverse cultures of Asia through music, dance, food, and more. Join us for a fun-filled day that will transport you across the globe. On Saturday, September 25th, enjoy diverse cultural performances and demonstrations, various shopping and art vendors, and local food trucks. PSBS is proud to host […]

PSBS & MBS – September 26th – Garden Walk Joint Venture with Midwest Bonsai Society

2021 Bonsai Garden Walk The Prairie State Bonsai Society is pleased to announce our second "Bonsai Garden Walk."  We have one last garden scheduled for September 26th.  Victor Zurcazak's garden will be open from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on the 26th.  See below for Victor's phone number to schedule your visit. This event is […]

October General Meeting

  Our October meeting will include a 101 presentation by Linda Camp on overwintering your tropicals via ZOOM.  We will send the link a few days in advance.     

Bonsia Tree & Bonsai Pot Sale

Bonsai Tree Sale 6158 West Cornelia Ave Chicago, 60634 Sunday, October 17th from 10:30-2:30 As most of you know, Tony Welninski has passed away and Phyllis is selling the remainder of his trees and pots. Tony had many really nice trees, most of which are small to medium size. There are a variety of species […]

November General Meeting

  Our November meeting will be via ZOOM.  We will send the link a few days in advance.  Our guest artist for our November meeting will be Mark Fields.   The information below was taken from Mark Fields' website. My passion for bonsai began at about age 9.  I was born in 1959 and raised […]

Bonsai Crossing Borders: Women in Bonsai – Jennifer Price

ONLINE* Thursday, January 27, 2022, 6:30 - 8 p.m. EST   5:30 - 7 p.m. CST $15 Adult**    (PSBS members can join FREE - see link below to enter) (**Arboretum Members receive a 10% discount on all classes. All proceeds go to support the Education and Bonsai Programs at The North Carolina Arboretum.) Traverse centuries […]

February General Meeting – Pines Presentation by Mauro Stemberger via ZOOM

Mauro Stemberg was born in Feltre, Italy, and works as an architect and Bonsai artist.  At the age of 14, he became fascinated about the art of Bonsai and started his passion with the local Bonsai club. Join the club member meeting for an exceptional presentation and Q&A with Mauro! Mauro is a world-renowned bonsai […]

PSBS Winter Silhouette Exhibit

Cantigny Park 1 S 151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL, United States

The 2nd annual PSBS Winter Silhouette Bonsai Exhibit is at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, IL. Click here to see photos of the displayed trees A Silhouette exhibit displays the bonsai without leaves and may seem a little strange, but it is a great time to see the trees' structure and especially the ramification. The exhibit […]

March General Meeting

Hooray!  Hooray!  Hooray! We are finally returning to in-person meetings, HOORAY!  March 2nd will be our first get-together since 2019.  This meeting will feature a workshop presented by BC Bonsai to make a mini bonsai (Mame or Mini Bonsai).  Linda Camp and Jim Beck will present the class to all in attendance.  There is a […]

TREE ENTRY – MABA/Milwaukee 202Two

MABA 202Two EXHIBIT TREE ENTRY is NOW OPEN Entries will be accepted only between April 1 and May 15, 2022 RegistrationTreePacket.pdf (milwaukeebonsai.org) www.milwaukeebonsai.org/maba MABA 2020 Committee

April General Meeting

Our 2nd meeting of the year will feature a styling demonstration by local artist, past PSBS president, and board member Don Lindstrom. He will be styling an Austrian Black Pine provided by longtime member Jim Bailey. The tree will be raffled off after the meeting.       This is the tree Don will style […]