38th Annual Mid-America Bonsai Exhibit - August 14-16

We're just over a week away from the beginning of the 38th Annual Mid-America Bonsai Exhibit.

Come see the Midwest's largest bonsai exhibit, comprised of display trees from across the country, anchored by the Chicago Botanic Garden's own permanent bonsai collection.

In addition to the exhibit, demonstrations and workshops are offered, as well as a sales area with vendors selling bonsai-related items.

Full details available in our section dedicated to the August Exhibit.

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July Society Meeting - 7/13/2015

Monday, July 13th will be the next Society meeting, meeting in the Regenstein Center at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

7:00 PM - Society-provided tree workshop.  Come work on Society-provided trees in a group setting.  Work with other Society members as raw materials are initially styled.  At completion, trees will be raffled off.  Always a fun meeting!

Note, there will be no Bonsai 101

 

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June Society Meeting - 6/1/2015

Monday, June 1st will be the next Society meeting.  Meeting in the Regenstein Center at the Chicago Botanic Garden, we have a great program scheduled.

At 7:00, we'll start with Bonsai 101, focusing on care for Azaleas and Pine de-candling.
Then at 7:30 the program continues with an exciting demonstration on Hinoki cypress by Phil Mahliot.

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Ivan Watters Bonsai Workshops at Elawa Farm

Ivan Watters, Midwest Bonsai Board member and former Chicago Botanic Garden Bonsai Curator, will be hosting a series of workshops at Elawa Farm.

6 Weeks.  Tuesdays or Wednesdays, May 12/13 to June 16/17.  6:30 to 9:30 pm.

Click the link below for more details

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May Society Meeting - 5/4/2015

We're excited for a May society meeting full of various topics, please join us at the Regenstein center on Monday, May 4th, 2015:

7:00 PM - Bonsai 101, watering and fertilizing
7:30 PM - Demonstration of the new www.midwestbonsai.org website
7:45 PM - Chris Baker, Curator of Bonsai at Chicago Botanic Garden, will be performing a demonstration of a multi-tree planting on a slate slab with European cypress trees. The forest/group planting will be raffled off after the demonstration

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