Only five days until the 42nd Annual Mid-America Bonsai Exhibition! Open Friday Noon to 5PM, with longer hours of 9AM to 5PM on Saturday and Sunday, come see some of the best Bonsai from across the nation, set alongside the Chicago Botanic Garden’s own permanent Bonsai collection.
Just announced! Join Guest Master William Valavanis on Saturday between 1PM and 4PM as he provides a lecture on Bonsai refinement followed by a live demonstration on a Hinoki Cypress. There is no cost for the demonstration nor the Exhibition, but regular parking rates apply to enter the Chicago Botanic Garden.
More information available on our page dedicated to the Exhibition.
See you there!
Just under two weeks to the August Exhibition!
We’ve updated the Tree Registration information on our page dedicated to the August Exhibition. Pre-register your trees easily via our online form, or access a printable form from the page to speed-up Tree Registration, Thursday August 15th between 3:00PM and 7:00PM. The page has other pertinent details about the process as well.
Registration is open to all, regardless of residency or skill.
We hope to see you at the Exhibition!
Mark your calendars! Just under one month to go until the 42nd annual Mid-America Bonsai Exhibition! August 16th to 18th, join us at the Chicago Botanic Garden for one of the country’s largest Bonsai exhibitions. Centered around the Garden’s own permanent Bonsai collection, the show will bring trees from around the country for the judged competition. This year’s guest Master William Valavanis will provide feedback for all entered trees. Vendors from across the USA will be selling Bonsai-related wares, and many will also be presenting Workshops.
More information is available on our August Exhibition page. See you there!
At our meeting May 6th we will be taking a good look at wiring our trees correctly with Jennifer Price. Because the Main meeting topic is fundamental to Bonsai there will not be a Bonsai 101, however there will be an important Society business meeting starting a 7, so please be early to the meeting. As always, our meeting will be held at the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Regenstein Center
In addition, our May show is only 4 days after the May meeting. Our shows are only successful because of the dedication of our volunteers. If you haven’t already, please review the volunteer portion of the May Exhibit page for details and opportunities.