Three Days until the May Exhibit!

May 17, 2017

Only three days to our May Exhibit! Online tree registration is now open. Details on tree registration, as well as other pertinent details on the Exhibit, are available on our May Exhibit page.

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April Meeting Focus

about 3 weeks ago

The April meeting is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 1st, at the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Burnstein Hall, located in the Regenstein Center. Bonsai 101 begins at 7 p.m. and will cover repotting. At 7:30 pm, presentation on Shohin bonsai by guest speaker Mark Fields.

March Meeting Focus

about a month ago

The March meeting is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 4th , at the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Burnstein Hall, located in the Regenstein Center. At 7 pm - Bonsai 101 will cover bringing your trees out of their winter quarters for the sunny season. The 7:30 pm - General meeting program will feature review, by Ivan Waters, of selected trees from August 2018 Exhibition.

White Elephant Sale - October 1st

about 6 months ago

The General Meeting October 1st will be our pseudo-annual White Elephant swap meet / sale. Everyone who’s been in the hobby for a while has a few pots, stands, plants, etc.. that they don’t really need or use. One mans’ trash is another’s treasure, bring your unwanted items for giveaway, sale or trade and enjoy some cookies and coffee as a Halloween treat. Bonsai 101 will review wintering your trees, this is an important topic for the new folks so we will be starting it promptly at 7

Next Society Meeting - May 7th

about 11 months ago

The next General Society Meeting will be held Monday May 7th at the Regenstein Center at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Starting at 7:00PM, we'll be holding our annual repotting meeting. Bring trees ready to repot, or if you're done with repotting, bring your skills to share with others!
Note: There will be no Bonsai 101 to allow for more time for repotting.

More information available on our Meetings page.

See you there!

Less than Two Weeks to the Spring Bonsai Exvhibit!

about 11 months ago

Less than two weeks away from the Spring Bonsai Exhibit, the Society is hard at work finalizing the plans for the exhibit to be held May 12 and 13th.

Visit us at the Chicago Botanic Garden for our exhibit focused on education about Bonsai. New to Bonsai? Take a workshop, or peruse the items for sale from our vendors. More details available on our May Exhibit page.

Next General Meeting - April 2nd

about a year ago

Our next Society General Meeting will be held at 7PM on April 2nd at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

At 7:00PM the meeting with start with a brief Bonsai 101 session on an overview of repotting. We'll then hold the general meeting starting around 7:30PM, covering Society Business, and then will have a presentation on stands from stand maker Austin Heitzman. Austin's work can be seen on his website.

More information on our meeting schedule, and key information on getting to the meeting at the Garden, is available on our Meetings page.

14th Annual May Bonsai Exhibit

about a year ago

With Spring just around the corner, and Bonsai season picking up steam, it's still hard to believe that just under two months from now, May 12/13th, will mark the 14th Annual May Bonsai Exhibit held at The Chicago Botanic Garden !

Mark your calendars for this popular event! Vendors from across the Midwest will be selling Bonsai-related wares. Bonsai workshops for those of all ages will help you cultivate a new interest, or build skills you haven't had prior.

And of course, trees will be shown in this non-judged show. Tree entries are open to all skill levels, regardless of residency or membership in the society.

Full details are available on our May Exhibit page. Look for further details as the event nears here on our Website, as well as on Facebook.

We hope to see you there!

Bonsai Talk - One-on-One - David Martinez Moreno

about a year ago

On July 10th, 2017, Bonsai Artist David Martinez-Moreno visited to give last-minute advice to our membership ahead of the 40th Annual Mid-America Bonsai Exhibit that was held the following month. David also gave detailed advice about Junipers, regarding trunk thickness, bending and shaping, and the right time of the year to do work on trees.

A video of his visit is now available under About Bonsai > Videos

February Midwest Bonsai Society Meeting

about a year ago

Our first Society meeting of 2018 is this Monday at 7PM.

Join us as we host Chris Baker, the Curator of the Bonsai Collection at the Chicago Botanic Garden, as he presents on soil compositions and preparation.

As always, our meeting is at The Chicago Botanic Garden in the Regenstein Center. Hope to see you there!

Midwest Bonsai Society Annual Holiday Party

about a year ago

It's that time of year! Our Annual Holiday Party is December 7th.

More details on our 2017 Annual Holiday Party page.